Sandeep Sarkar, Kolkata: He wrote an open letter to Sports Minister Indranil Khan to rid Maidan of corruption. The sports minister acknowledged the receipt of the letter and said in a press conference that he will discuss the matter soon.

Former President of CAB IPL Abhishek Dalmiya, former member of the governing council, again made a statement on the need for a transparency campaign on the playing field. Posting on social media, he reminded that the time has come to clean the Maidan.

Significantly, Abhishek’s statement came on a day just 24 hours earlier when CAB President Sourav Gangopadhyay and Treasurer Sanjay Das visited the sports minister’s office in the New Secretariat Building. They also gave a letter to Indranil Khan. The letter which has given the message of clean CAB in Chhatra. Abhishek did not directly name the CAB even though he bombarded various corruptions in Maidan such as giving opportunities to players in exchange of money, trying to cover up the allegations without proper investigation. But in the letter that Sourav gave to the sports minister on Wednesday, Abhishek’s hint towards the cricket administration of the state has been practically accepted. Efforts have been made to the Sports Minister to establish that the CAB administration is completely error-free, sparkling. The letter submitted by Saurabh also expressed surprise as to why Abhishek raised the issue of corruption in the open letter.

Abhishek again made a statement on Thursday. And again played the shot in ‘V’. He did not mention the name of CAB anywhere. But the corruption that has nested in the hole, again wrote that complaint on the wall of social media.

The most serious of the allegations is that players and their families are asked for money instead of opportunities. Abhishek wrote, ‘I would like to reiterate that everyone should be made to think twice before taking money from sportspersons and their families in return for opportunities or team placements. Stop pretending that this has not happened. It is unrealistic to claim that nothing like this happened. The real question is whether we have the courage and the means to deal with them.’

Abhishek said that there should be a transparent procedure for reporting complaints. Wrote, ‘Players, parents, coaches and officials must have the freedom to report corruption without fear. If someone takes advantage by giving fake identity cards, documents or by depriving the locals, then the truth must come out. Forging a fake identity card is not only illegal, it’s a crime. It should be dealt with through legal means.’

Abhishek pointed to what a section of the CAB thinks is the scurrilous complaints of players from foreign states playing local cricket with fake identity cards.

During his tenure as CAB president, he was uncompromising and deported around 50 people for indulging in unethical activities, Abhishek reiterated. He also wrote, ‘No sports organization can fight this war alone. Therefore, it is necessary to launch the helpline of the authorities in the fight against corruption. Those who take money from young children in exchange for giving them opportunities, should be unmasked.’

Abhishek wrote, ‘As I have said before, the time has come for a transparency campaign. Our players should be given opportunities in exchange for talent, honesty, dedication and transparency. We want purity on the field. Good luck to the players of Bengal.’

Meanwhile, lawyer Pranjal Pal has leveled serious allegations of conflict of interest against CAB Apex Council member Surjit Lahiri. This cricketer, who is close to Sourav, is also associated with Purulia Novas Royals, a franchise-based T20 tournament in the Bengal T20 League, from the Apex Council of CAB. With which there is an uproar. Ombudsman of CAB, Calcutta High CourtThe complaint is being heard before the former Chief Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya. Meanwhile, an FIR was filed at Nagerbazar police station, saying that Surjit had ‘threatened’ a journalist for writing that news.