source: indianexpress.com
A Day after the BCCI gave an ultimatum to the Mumbai Cricket Association that the twoIPL semifinals will be shifted from Wankhede Stadium to Bangalore’s Chinnaswamy Stadium unless it sorts out its ‘police pass’ issue with local authorities in three days, the Mumbai Police buckled under pressure and backed down from its tough stand on access control at the venue.
After a meeting between MCA and BCCI officials and senior Mumbai Police officers on Thursday afternoon, the police decided to relinquish access control at the stadium and handed it over to the organisers of the matches instead. The police will now only be responsible for maintaining law and order, crowd control and anti-terror arrangements outside the venue.
“At the meeting today, it is has been decided that access control will be left to the organisers, with checking and frisking and the various criteria for entry to the stadium now being their responsibility alone.Outside the stadium, however, we will provide arrangements similar to those during matches of previous IPLs in the city. These arrangements will deal with crowd regulation, maintaining law and order, andhaving Quick Response Teams ready for any terror situation,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) Rajkumar Vhatkar.
State Home Minister R R Patil said, “Security measures are needed to ensure the safety of players and spectators. Instructions have been given tothe police to ensure there is minimum hindrance to the members of the club. The issue has been resolved and matches will be held in Mumbai.”
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