DC says he has no authority to cancel Sadique’s certificate

Chandigarh, May 17
A month after the SC Commission directed the Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana to cancel the Scheduled Caste certificate issued to Mohammad Sadique, the bard-turned-Congress legislator from Bhadaur, the DC has referred the matter back to the Directorate of SC and ST Welfare, Chandigarh.
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari said the authority to cancel the certificate rested with the state board constituted for the welfare of SCs and BCs.
“The board will conduct an indepth inquiry into the issue. It will issue a show-cause notice to the candidate and give him time to file a representation and appear before the board. If he is found practising Islam as his religion, his certificate will be cancelled,” Tiwari said.
Lakha Singh, Deputy Director, Welfare Department, said they were yet to receive any communication from the DC.
The SC Commission had on April 24 directed the DC to cancel Sadique’s certificate as he was a Muslim and could not be certified as an SC. It had also directed that all such certificates issued earlier be cancelled and the compliance report sent every month.

Sadique won from the Bhadaur (reserve) seat defeating retired bureaucrat Darbara Singh Guru in the recent assembly poll. Guru challenged his election in the High Court, saying that Sadique was not eligible to contest from the Bhadaur (R) seat as he was a Muslim. Interestingly, the commission had directed the DC to cancel Sadique’s certificate despite a set procedure in such cases. Sadique says he is being targeted as he had defeated an Akali heavyweight and a senior bureaucrat. 

Looking back

n The Scheduled Caste Commission had on April 24 directed the Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner to cancel Mohammed Sadique's certificate as he was a Muslim and could not be certified as an SC

n It had directed that all such certificates issued earlier be cancelled and the compliance report sent every month

n Sadique, Bhadaur MLA, says he is being targeted as he had defeated Akali heavyweight DS Guru

n Guru had challenged his election in the High Court

I was being bullied, MCA should apologise: Shahrukh Khan

Mumbai - Kolkata Knight Riders owner and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan today refused to take the blame for the altercation between him and Mumbai Cricket Association officials at the Wankehede Stadium on Wednesday night.

“They should not manhandle children in the name of security. They have no right to manhandle a 13-year-old girl. What will the kids do? We were not on the pitch we were on the side,” Khan told reporters in Mumbai.

KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan is pacified following a scuffle with a security person after the team's IPL match with Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday night. 

Asked if he would apologise, the KKR owner said, “They were extremely high-handed and aggressive in their behaviour. I was being bullied. I was not drunk. They should apologise.”

“I could write a written complaint on their behaviour. They used extremely foul language,” Khan said.

The Bollywood star, however, rubbished the threat that he would be banned from entering the stadium by the association.

“My life will not change by not allowing me to enter Wankhede cricket stadium. I don’t care about all this ban, I myself will not enter the cricket stadium. What they did is unpardonable,” he said.

Khan made it clear that he was at the stadium to pick his children and not watch the match.

The cinestar said, “I have no clarification to give. My only clarification is they should know how to behave.”

MCA bans SRK for 5 yrs, BCCI divided on the issue

Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association today banned Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium for five years for misbehaving with its officials and violating its rules.

The “unanimous” decision was taken at the MCA Managing Committee meeting called to discuss action on Khan who was involved in a skirmish with the security and officials of the association after KKR’s victory over Mumbai Indians on Wednesday night.

MCA president Vilasrao Deshmukh, who chaired the meeting, said that his association was sending out a message that misbehaviour of any kind would not be tolerated.

“If rules are violated, action will be taken. It does not depend who the individual is. It’s a message to everyone whosoever he or she may be that stern action will be taken if there is any misbehaviour,” he told a press conference adding that the actor’s behaviour was “disgusting and improper”.

Khan had, however, had denied he had misbehaved and acted only after children, including his kids, were “manhandled” by the security staff.

Deshmukh said Khan had violated rules. “Had the incident happened in the stands it would’ve been a different matter. But you can’t get on the field and do all this. How can he go inside the ground without proper accreditation. Even I can’t go inside the ground if not invited for presentation ceremony,” Deshmukh said.

“We have handed a five-year ban on him and it was a unanimous decision. It applies to any match whether domestic or international at the Wankhede,” he said.

Asked if BCCI can reverse this decision to ban Khan, Deshmukh said, “We have taken a decision to protect the dignity of our association. BCCI is our parent body and we have written to them informing what had happened. We have no control over BCCI’s decision. We are also an independent body with the Wankhede being our property.”

BCCI vice-president and IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla, however, said that a final decision will be taken by the BCCI.

“State bodies can only recommend but a final decision has to be taken by the BCCI. When the matter comes to BCCI, the Board will decide (on the ban),” he told reporters in New Delhi.

Interestingly, while Shukla said the BCCI will have the final say on the ban, fellow BCCI colleague and CAO Ratnakar Shetty said that the actor’s behaviour was unprecedented and that the association is higher than any individual.

This clearly spells out that the BCCI is itself divided on the issue.

Shetty added that the MCA had lodged an official complaint with the BCCI.

Contradicting Shah Rukh’s statement yesterday that it was the MCA officials who were to blame for the ugly incident, Shetty said: “Our officials showed tremendous restraint. In spite of being abused with the foulest language, they were very restrained. Otherwise it could’ve turned into a very ugly incident.”

Shetty also dismissed the actor’s claim that he was not drunk saying, “The ACP Colaba division said Shah Rukh was smelling of alcohol. I don’t think a civilian needs to speak on this any further.”

Shahrukh Khan banned from Wankhede for 5 years

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Friday slapped a five-year ban on actor Shahrukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium over his alleged misbehaviour at the ground Wednesday night. 

Khan, co-owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), had allegedly misbehaved with security personnel and MCA officials Wednesday night. 

"The managing committee of MCA condemns the behaviour of Shahrukh Khan. After his fight at the stadium Wednesday night, the actor has shown no regrets for his action and behaviour. In fact, he justified his actions. The managing committee is forced to ban Mr Shahrukh Khan from the entering Wankhede Stadium," Deshmukh said after an emergency meeting of the MCA here. 

He said nobody could support such behaviour, be it the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Indian Premier League (IPL) or the MCA. 

"Our decision to ban Shahrukh Khan was unanimous. There was a proposal of lifetime ban, but we want to send a message that this is not how one should behave," Deshmukh, the union minister for science and technology, said. 

"This is a message for everyone. Anyone who misbehaves or breaks any rules shall face a similar ban," he added. 

"We have already written to BCCI and have apprised them of the situation and the decision that might follow. We don't expect anybody to pressurise us to change our decision," he said. 

Asked why no committee was set up to probe the incident, Deshmukh said that majority of members were present during the brawl and they were all witness to the incident. 

"As most committee members were present during the brawl, they were all witness to the entire episode and hence there was no need to set up a committee to investigate the incident," he said. 

According to the resolution passed by MCA after an hour-long meeting, Khan will not be able to enter Wankhede Stadium for five years "neither as a team owner not as a member of the audience". 

Replying to allegations by the actor that his daughter was manhandled by MCA officials, Deshmukh said: "We have not received any complaint from Shahrukh Khan yet. He is unapologetic and justified his actions." 

"We will also genuinely look into the matter if Shah Rukh lodges a complaint regarding the same," he added. 

"We have informed BCCI about the ban, but since this property belongs to MCA, we have decided on the ban," he added. 

Deshmukh said a complaint has been registered in Mumbai's Marine Drive Police Station by the MCA officials and that the police is investigating the matter. 

On Thursday, Deshmukh had termed the event as grave and said a decision will be taken on the ban after going through the entire sequence of events. 

Stating that the security personnel and officials from the MCA were equally rude, Khan had maintained that he will not apologise for his Wednesday night behaviour. 

Khan allegedly misbehaved and pushed the security guard at the stadium and also abused officials of MCA when they tried to intervene late Wednesday night.
BCCI may revoke MCA ban on Shahrukh Khan?

Mumbai, May 18 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly expressed its unhappiness over the Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) decision to ban actor and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shahrukh Khan's entry into the Wankhede Stadium for the next five years following Wednesday's brawl between MCA officials and him.

Media quoted unnamed BBCI sources, as saying that back channel talks are still going on between the BCCI and the MCA to resolve the issue in an amicable manner.

BCCI sources were further quoted by the media, as saying that IPL franchisee owners pay for the use of the grounds in which their teams play, and therefore, could not be summarily banned from entering stadiums where the Twenty20 matches are played.

IPL Governing Council chairman Rajiv Shukla had earlier in the day said that the MCA has only recommended that Shahrukh Khan be banned for five years, and it was for the BCCI to take a final decision on the matter, as the MCA was one of its unit members.

The matter has assumed political colour, with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asking the MCA to have a rethink on the issue, as Khan is her state's brand ambassador. She has also reportedly written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to step in and resolve the issue.

Former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Yadav did an about turn on the issue, a day after he said that appropriate action should be taken against Khan. He said that MCA should reconsider its ban decision, and urged Khan to concentrate on acting rather than the IPL.

Cabinet Minister Farooq Abdullah said that whatever had transpired with Khan at the Wankhede Stadium was unfortunate, and urged Khan to tone down his aggressive behaviour.

Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) President Vilasrao Deshmukh earlier in the day announced that Shah RukhKhan has been banned from entering the Wankhede Stadium for five years following his scuffle with MCA officials on Wednesday night.

He said over 50 percent MCA officials were present at the time of brawl so there was no point in forming an interim committee to look into the incident.

Khan had earlier said that he was provoked after security guards touched a group of children he was accompanying, which included his daughter.

He also rubbished reports that he was drunk after the match that took place between his team the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Mumbai Indians.

The scuffle happened on Wednesday night when the actor and his entourage were stopped from going on to the ground after the match, which the Kolkata Knight Riders won.

Shah Rukh Khan says his daughter was manhandled by security guard

MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan, unruffled and unapologetic, chose to brazen it out and played the role of an upset father on Thursday to get out of the mess resulting out of Wednesday's "drunken brawl". He might have been abusive but not drunk, he said, and added he could not see his daughter being pushed around.

"My children and their friends were playing with a ball near the field when I saw from upstairs that a security guard was manhandling them. It is unpardonable to physically touch little girls in the garb of security. I came downstairs to tell them not to misbehave with children. I will not tolerate that," he said on Thursday.

Khan squarely blamed the MCA officials for the situation. "It was MCA officials who started the tirade. One gentleman came and said something in Marathi that is unrepeatable. That made me angry and, if children with me face misbehaviour, I will behave this way, time and again. Yes, I did get angry but I think the officials need to look at their own behaviour first. I think what I did was correct. They are my kids and I have a responsibility towards them. I will not apologize," he said.

If he was under a lot of stress and tension, Khan took care not to show it. He returned home from the hotel, where Kolkata players had put up early on Thursday and then chose to sleep it out till afternoon. He addressed the media at home after waking up and then headed to Film City for an ad shoot.

The actor's friends took the cue and parroted the two main thrusts of his defence, that he was protecting his children and he was not drunk.

Karan Johar twitted how Khan was one of the best fathers he had known and how he was protective about every kid. "Why blame a man who was just reacting as father? Who wouldn't have done the same in his place?"

SRK confidant Mushtaq Shiekh said, "Somebody physically pushed Suhana for playing! And they did not even apologize after misbehaving! Any parent would have done what SRK did! If a parent stands up for his child, how does it become hooliganism?"

IPL's hottest fight: Shah Rukh Khan vs MCA

MUMBAI: The Wednesday night fracas at Wankhede stadium deteriorated on Thursday into a rigid standoff between Shah Rukh Khan and the Mumbai Cricket Association on Thursday, with a "father's love for his daughter" being weighed against a "star's abusive and drunken behaviour".

Both sides refused to blink, with the MCA filing a police complaint against the Bollywood star for abusing and assaulting its officials in an inebriated state; the Bollywood star, in turn, sought an apology from the association for security guards shoving his daughter and other kids around and its officials' "unpardonable" behaviour.

The association, which administers Wankhede, is now threatening to impose a lifetime ban on Khan from entering the stadium.

The conflict erupted around 11.30pm on Wednesday after Team Kolkata's 32-run rout of Team Mumbai. By many accounts, a large group of children accompanying Khan tried entering the stadium's field to play but were stopped by security personnel at the boundary line. Khan said the guards "manhandled" some children to hold them back and "touched little girls in the garb of security". This led to an argument, in which Khan and his associates allegedly abused and shoved MCA officials and security guards.

The MCA version differed greatly. In a complaint filed at Marine Drive police station, MCA secretary Nitin Dalal said Khan and his entourage "entered the ground without proper accreditation along with 15-20 boys". "When a young girl wished him... Mr Shah Rukh Khan abused her in most dirty and vulgar language (like f*** off)... an MCA watchman came forward and asked everyone to vacate the stadium. Shah Rukh charged at the watchman and hit him and continued to use abusive language like f*** MCA, f*** BCCI," the complaint asserted.

Based on the complaint, the police filed a non-cognizable offence against Khan and two of his associates and invoked Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Indian Penal Code. The MCA's managing committee will meet at 11am on Friday to decide on a lifetime ban on Khan from Wankhede.

Several voices could be heard abusing one another on an audio clip of the Wednesday brawl, which went viral on the internet. At one point, an official can be heard telling Khan: "You talk properly." In response, Khan asks the official to "talk properly". Later, someone is heard saying: "T*** m** k* c****, m********."

During the day, sources said, there were hectic backroom efforts to placate the two sides. IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla told TOI, "It is a very unfortunate incident and we are trying to resolve the issue. No decision has been taken on the ban as yet. I have spoken to both Vilasrao Deshmukh (MCA president) and Shah Rukh Khan."

In public, though, both sides remained defiant. In an impromptu press conference called at his home, Khan said that his children and their friends were playing with a ball near the field on Wednesday night when he saw from "upstairs that a security guard was manhandling them".

"It is unpardonable for security officials to physically touch little girls in the garb of security. I came downstairs to tell them not to misbehave with the children. It was the MCA officials who started the tirade, one gentleman came to the spot and said something in Marathi that is unrepeatable. That made me angry and if children with me are misbehaved with, I will behave this way time and again. Yes, I did get angry but I think the officials need to look at their own behaviour first."

Khan denied he was drunk - a claim made by MCA as well as by its member ACP Iqbal Shaikh - and dismissed the proposed ban from Wankhede, saying: "If this is the treatment that is meted out, I would not want to be there myself.... I will call Deshmukh. I will write a complaint about their behaviour." He also refuted allegations of him abusing a female fan. "It would be very small of me at this age and day to do something like that."

Like the Team Kolkata owner, the MCA too stuck to its guns. Its treasurer Ravi Savant said: "Shah Rukh Khan misbehaved and abused MCA security personnel as well as its officials, including our president, Vilasrao Deshmukh, after the match." Deshmukh added: "Despite (MCA) officials attempting to pacify him, Shah Rukh Khan attacked them and used abusive language. The MCA managing committee has recommended a ban and will take a final call."

Transcript of Shah Rukh Khan's Wankhede fracas

NEW DELHI: Amid claims and counter-claims over Wednesday night's fracas between Shah Rukh Khan and MCA officials in Mumbai, television channels on Thursday aired the brawl in which he purportedly used abusive language.

Following is the transcript of the brawl:

SRK: ...Do you want to arrest me? Arrest me and take me now.

Other side: Use your language properly.

SRK: You use your language properly.

Other side: Ok?

SRK: You use your language properly.

Someone shouts SRK's name, tries to pacify him.

Someone shouts: Le ke chal isse (take him away).

Someone says: Police ko bulao (Call the police)

SRK: Kaun tha woh jo dubara ... hai ***** ka **** (Who was that...?).

Someone shouts: Everybody out, everybody out.

Other side: Inko baat karne ki tameej nahi hai (He doesn't have the manners to talk properly).

SRK: Who's saying to take me away, I stay here. Someone whispers to SRK.

SRK: Which officer?

SRK: Tell your official, wherever he's from... BCCI to tell him to shut the **** up, don't talk to me like that... wherever you are from, sir. Tell the ****** not to talk to me like that... see it is his fault...nobody will speak (shouting).

Someone says: Nobody will speak. C'mon take it easy.

SRK: Kya bola? Haath lagayenge? (What did you say, You will beat me?).

Someone: Laga ke batayun? (Shall I beat you up first?).

Someone: Jyada baat mat kar ae (Don't talk too much).

SRK: Arre tu beech main se hath naa. Door se ghar mein bolna, paas aake bol. (You, get out of here. Talk from afar at home. Come near me and say what you have to).

Someone: Ae bewada (You drunkard).

SRK: ...tu peeche se mat bolna... samne se aake bol ae peeli shirt ****... yahin gaad doonga **** (Don't talk to me from behind. Come in front of me, you yellow shirt. I will bury you here).