18 March,2009 08:10 PM IST | | PTI
With the Home Ministry waiting for the state governments' feedback on the revised schedule of the Indian Premier League, the fate of the high-profile event today continued to remain uncertain though there were reports of some states willing to give their nod to the new fixtures.
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As the race to finalise the schedule continued, Home Minster P Chidambaram said a decision on the fate of the IPL second edition will be taken soon after the Ministry received feedback from the concerned state governments on the revised schedule.
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Desperate to get the cash-rich league on track, the IPL's top brass has held a series of meetings since Monday and submitted a reworked schedule to the Home Ministry yesterday. The new schedule has now taken into account the reservations and security constraints of the states hosting the matches.
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"The last I heard was yesterday morning they submitted a revised schedule. The revised schedule has been sent to all the state governments concerned. We've asked them to give their comments and views as early as possible," Chidambaram told reporters here.
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"Once all the state governments concern give their comments and views, especially with regard to security then we will take a view," Chidambaram added.
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The schedule was revised for the third time after the Home Ministry had told the organisers that cosmetic changes in the fixture was not acceptable and they would have to finalise the dates in consultation with the state governments. IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said in Mumbai that the league was working hard to work out an acceptable schedule.
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"We are working very hard with all the states and the Home Ministry. As and when it (the schedule) is ready , it will be out," he said. Delhi and Jaipur have been taken off the IPL's revamped schedule given to the Home Ministry because of security concerns in these two centres, Modi said.
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"There are security issues in these two states and that's the reason Delhi and Jaipur have been taken out of the IPL schedule." Modi explained that if these states desire to conduct IPL matches, they need to talk directly to the MHA and get the clearance.
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The IPL has fixed April 10-May 24 as the period for holding the second edition of the T20 League.
