Sharad Pawar and Other Maharashtra Ministers Turn Athletic Track Into VVIP Car Park, Rijiju Calls It 'Disrespect'

The incident occurred on Saturday in Pune during a meeting at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.

Updated on: 28 June 2021 11:59 am

Senior ministers in the Maharashtra government including바카라 웹사이트Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar are facing flak after images of the politicians using a running track meant for athletes as a parking lot in Pune went viral.바카라 웹사이트 Reacting to the images on Twitter,바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed his outrage over the incident.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트"I'm personally very sad to see such disrespect for sports and sporting ethics in our country," Rijiju tweeted.바카라 웹사이트

I'm personally very sad to see such disrespect for sports and sporting ethics in our country.
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju)

The incident occurred on Saturday in Pune during a meeting at the바카라 웹사이트Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. The meeting was바카라 웹사이트attended by Pawar, President of the바카라 웹사이트Indian Olympic Association, as well as바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트Sports Minister Sunil Kedar and Minister of State Aditi Tatkare. In photos shared by BJP legislator바카라 웹사이트Siddharth Shirole from바카라 웹사이트Shivajinagar Constituency on Saturday,바카라 웹사이트 cars can be seen parked on the racing track.바카라 웹사이트

In his tweet yesterday, Siddharth Shirole, the BJP legislator from Shivajinagar Constituency, said that apart from Mr Pawar (who is Indian Olympic Association president), Sports Minister Sunil Kedar and Minister of State Aditi Tatkare had also parked their vehicles on the track for athletes at Pune's Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex on Saturday.

It is one thing for the Sport Commissioner of MH to apologize for this disgraceful act... but when will the tall leaders of the apologize to the athletic community for disrespecting & destructing their hallowed ground with an act that clearly was a brazen abuse of power
— Siddharth Shirole (@SidShirole)

Following the outrage against the alleged 'VIP culture' of Maharashtra's top political brass,바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트Maharashtra Sports Commissioner바카라 웹사이트Om Prakash Bakoria apologised for the inicdent and said that the cars had to be parked on the cemented tracks due to a pain in Pawar's leg, preventing him from walking.바카라 웹사이트

"Vehicles were allowed to be parked on cemented tracks as Pawar Sahab had an issue with his leg. It was allowed so that he doesn't face problem in walking," Bakoria told news agency ANI.바카라 웹사이트 "Unfortunately, the vehicles came on track. I apologise for it & assure that such incident won't be repeated," he said.