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Lambasting the DDCA for deciding to install a statue of Jaitley at Kotla, Bedi has asked the body to remove his name from the spectators stand.
He made the demand in a scathing letter addressed to DDCA President Rohan Jaitley, the son of the late politician. I pride myself as a man of immense tolerance and patience.But all that I m afraid, is running out. DDCA has truly tested me and forced me to take this drastic action, said Bedi.
New Delhi: Lambasting the DDCA for deciding to install a statue of its late former President Arun Jaitley at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground, spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has asked the body to remove his name from the spectators stand, named after him in 2017.
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Angry with idea of Jaitley statue at Kotla, Bedi asks DDCA to remove his name from stands
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Lambasting the DDCA for deciding to install a statue of its late former President Arun Jaitley at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground, spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has asked the body to remove his name from the spectators’ stand, named after him in 2017.
Lashing out at the Delhi and District Cricket Association’’s (DDCA) culture, which he alleged promotes nepotism and puts “administrators ahead of cricketers”, Bedi also renounced his membership of the body.
Jaitley statue at Kotla: Angry Bedi asks DDCA to remove his name from stands, quits membership
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Updated: Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 11:38 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 23: Lambasting the DDCA for deciding to install a statue of its late former President Arun Jaitley at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground, spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has asked the body to remove his name from the spectators stand, named after him in 2017.
Lashing out at the Delhi and District Cricket Association s (DDCA) culture, which he alleged promotes nepotism and puts administrators ahead of cricketers , Bedi also renounced his membership of the body. He made the demand in a scathing letter addressed to DDCA President Rohan Jaitley, the son of the late politician, who was a minister in the BJP-led NDA government and died last year owing to multiple health issues.
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Bedi is upset at decision to install Arun Jaitely s statue at the ground
Jaitley was DDCA s president from 1999-2013; he died in 2019
Slamming the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for deciding to install a statue of its former President Arun Jaitley at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground, spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has asked the body to remove his name from the spectators stand, named after him in 2017. Lashing out at the DDCA culture, which he alleged promotes nepotism and puts administrators ahead of cricketers , Bedi also renounced his membership of the body. He made the demand in a scathing letter addressed to DDCA President Rohan Jaitley, the son of the late politician Arun Jaitley, who was a minister in the BJP-led NDA government and died last year owing to multiple health issues.