Want to expose the corrupt: Kirti Azad

Days after his suspension from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former cricketer Kirti Azad on Monday said he wants to expose the ones responsible for corruption in the Delhi cricket body.

“I have not done anything against party...but I want to expose those who are corrupt in the DDCA (Delhi and District Cricket Association),” Mr. Azad told media here.

“I had brought a lot of things [corruption matters] before the then head, but nobody cared,” he added.

He brought CBI in his line of fire, questioning its notices to the DDCA instead of raiding it, saying attempts were being made to hide “corruption.” He demanded a CBI probe into the matter.

“The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) report that we have been hearing about asked the DDCA multiple times for the documents but only few documents were provided,” he said.

Claiming to have done a personal investigation, Mr. Azad said: “I would like to tell the CBI that I have already done all the investigation. There are efforts to stop the move to weed out corruption in sports”.

Replying to a query, Mr. Azad said he was willing to share details



with the commission of inquiry ordered by the Arvind Kejriwal government into the DDCA issue.

“If they call me, I will definitely go. It is not a big thing. It is a government commission, not a private commission. It is set up in accordance with the rules and if I am called them I will definitely go,” he said.

Naming a number of private firms which, he alleged, made money through illegal means, he asked his detractors to find out if they really existed as he wondered if this was not “fraud“.

“I want to ask those who are throwing muck at me that where are these companies. Double and triple payments were made,” the three-time MP from Darbhanga alleged.

He also asked BJP leaders targeting him to be “careful” about their words as he was not attacking the party but corruption in sports and any unfair criticism can harm it.

He also sought to play down a Serious Fraud Investigation Office report, which BJP says had found no scam in the DDCA, and said Registrar of Companies was fighting cases against some auditors in a local court.

Arun Jaitley and DDCA have denied allegations made by Kirti Azad.