Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained mostly silent on Thursday, refusing to break the BCCI gag on him answering questions on the IPL spot-fixing scandal except to say that some players are “slightly mentally weak” compared to others.
When asked about spot-fixing while addr-essing a press conference here ahead of the Champions Trophy, he said: “If I haven’t ans-wered Indian journalists, there’s no reason why I should answer you... (But) when the right time comes, I will answer.”
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Naxalism not law and order issue: Pawar
Age Correspondent
New Delhi, May 30
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar warned Thursday against treating the Naxal issue as a “law and order problem”, saying its genesis lay in economic disparities.
Addressing a NCP youth convention, Mr Pawar noted economic reforms had not reached tribals and the poor.
“We cannot ignore how Naxalism spreads... We see in cities like Delhi and Mumbai there are people who spend crores in a few hours... while the tribal child living in jungles isn’t sure of two square meals a day.”