Shiv Sena threatens Pak on Champions Trophy

[Spring Onion]

Shiv Sena threatens Pak on Champions Trophy


http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1812649,000600010001.htm


A right-wing Hindu group has threatened to prevent Pakistan from playing in India in the Champions Trophy tournament scheduled to start this week, officials said on Wednesday.
The Shiv Sena, said the step was to protest against July's bombings of trains in Mumbai that killed 186 people.

"How can they allow Pakistan to play matches in our country when the Mumbai police have evidence of its (Pakistan's) involvement in the July 11 terror attack?" Shiv Sena Executive President Udhav Thackeray said on Wednesday.

Mumbai police chief AN Roy on Saturday publicly accused Pakistan's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), of orchestrating the attacks on trains that also wounded 800.

Thackeray did not elaborate on the Shiv Sena's plans to hold up the Champions Trophy, an International Cricket Council's biennial event to be played at four venues, including Mumbai, which will host the November 5 final.

Pakistan, one of the 10 participating countries, will fly to Mumbai only if they reached the final.

Two of their three league matches are in the northern city of Mohali and the third in Jaipur. The semi-finals will also be held in Mohali and Jaipur.

Maharashtra authorities said it will not allow any disruptions if Pakistan reach the final.

"Right now it is a hypothetical question but we are duty-bound to maintain law and order in the state," Maharashtra Home Secretary AP Sinha said.

"We have the warning but I will not issue comments on the remarks of a political leader," said Sinha, who is in-charge of the state's internal security.

Indian home ministry officials in New Delhi said Shiv Sena's threat has been passed to Jaipur and Mohali.

"Stadiums in these cities will be sanitised and extra security will be provided in view of this development," a senior ministry official said.

Shiv Sena dug up the pitch in New Delhi's Ferozeshah Kotla ground in 1999, eight years after damaging the ground of Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium to protest the Pakistani cricket team's presence in India.

 

[waz]

What are they going to do? Oh I know jump up and down and scream "Pakistan murdabad".. they are all bark but no bite.

 

[Spring Onion]

Sports should not be made hostage to hate.

Shiv Sena is in a habit to use the siatutaion for politcal mileage its not new.

its loosing politcal support so will use such hatemongering for playing on Indians' emotions..

 

[REICHSLEITER]

just forget those morons, we are waitin to see pakistanis players in action.
i like the pakistani team, too bad inzamam won't be around. well i would be able to see asif in action though. he is my fav pakistani bowlers.

guys those shiv sema morons dont even deserve a mention, the pakistani team should not fear them.

 

[Spring Onion]

Well yes indeed India and Paksitan are good teams and we will have good cricket.
while i think Pakistani team isnt afraid of Shiv as we are not goras

who refuse to play in sub-continent

 

[Adnan88]

sorry, not a huge cricket fan lol...

 

[Spring Onion]

Shiv sena people are again on digging spree

http://www.hindustantimes.com/htcricket/8122_1815791,00160137.htm

Sena vows to dig up Mohali pitch if Pak allowed to play

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, October 8, 2006



The Shiv Sena on Sunday threatened it would dig up the cricket pitch in Mohali to protest against Pakistan cricket team playing in India in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy.

In a statement in New Delhi on Sunday, Sena's northern India incharge and Delhi unit president Jai Bhagwan Goyal said the party would not allow Pakistan to play in the country after the disclosures made recently by the Mumbai Police Commissioner about ISI's involvement in the July 7, Mumbai serial blast.

"At a time when Pakistani Ambassador to the US had admitted that Islamabad supported terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and continued to give financial and military assistance including training to the terrorists, how can we talk friendship and sporting links?" Goyal asked.

The Sena alleged the 17 Pakistani citizens who had come to watch cricket had gone missing and were even involved in the terrorist attack at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore hence demanded the government to forthwith cancel the Pakistan-New Zealand match on October 25 at Mohali.

"Otherwise our activists in Punjab and Haryana would be forced to go to any extent to stop the Pakistanis from playing on Indian soil," the Sena warned.

 

[Spring Onion]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1820918,000600010004.htm

Ban match involving Pak in Mumbai: Thackeray

Press Trust of India

Mumbai, October 15, 2006
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Sunday called for a boycott of any cricket match in Mumbai involving Pakistan, saying such a move would serve as condemnation of terror activities sponsored by Islamabad.
In a hard-hitting article in the Sena's mouthpiece Saamna, he said, "We have been saying for years now that there should not be any cricket match between Pakistan and India. We are also cricket lovers but not at the cost of our national pride."

The Pakistani team is in India to take part in the 10-nation Champions Trophy, the finals of which will be played in Mumbai.

Citing the July 11 train bombings in Mumbai in which nearly 200 persons were killed, Thackeray asked, "How will the country progress if we are not even able to demonstrate our condemnation of Pakistan's terrorist activity by boycotting cricket match with it?"

On the heightened security around the stadium in Mumbai to prevent Shiv Sena members from disturbing the match or digging up the pitch, he asked, "Why so much effort to protect our enemies?"

 

[Spring Onion]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/htcricket/8122_1820925,00160137.htm

Shiv Sena to protest against Pakistan cricket team

Press Trust of India

Jaipur, October 15, 2006

Blaming Pakistan for sheltering militants and promoting terrorism directed against India, Shiv Sena today claimed that its activists would hold protests at Jaipur and Mohali and not allow the Pakistani cricket team to play the ongoing Champions Trophy matches.
Around 150 Shiv Sena activists have reached Jaipur, where Pakistan are to play their lung-opener against qualfiers Sri Lanka on October 17, Sena's North India Pramukh Jaybhagwan Goyal said.

He said that the Shiv Sena members would hold street protests here on October 16 and 17.He said the activists could go 'up to any extreme' to stop the Pakistani cricketers from playing.

Goyal alleged that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI was involved in the July 11 Mumbai train blasts.

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has directed activists to stop Pakistani players from playing on Indian fields at any cost, Goyal said.

 

[Spring Onion]

hmmmm today is 16 lets see what these lunatics do and what response their protest draw .