A team of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation officials have declared to seize Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal on Saturday for the non-payment of property and other related taxes which are accounted as Rs 12 Crore. Industrial Area Local Authority (IALA) of Uppal has alleged that Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is not coming forward to pay the pending taxes despite repeated alerts. With no other option in hand, IALA said to have decided to lock-out the stadium.
However, this issue has been there for a while. In fact, GHMC officials tried to seize the stadium last Saturday ahead of the first IPL match. But after holding negotiations with HCA president Arshad Ayub, GHMC officials given additional time for the HCA to pay the property taxes which was not yet kept. This led GHMC to take steps to lock-out the stadium.
Meanwhile, the cricket fans are in dilemma as there are three IPL matches scheduled in the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in the next week. Sun Risers Hyderabad versus Kings XI Punjab match is slated for May 11. Sun Risers Hyderabad versus Royal Challengers Bangalore is scheduled for May 15 and Sun Risers Hyderabad versys Mumbai Indians match is due for May 17. With GHMC leaving no stone unturned to seize stadium, the aforementioned matches are in limbo. Above all, fans who have bought the tickets in advance for the matches are in big dilemma.
Going into details, HCA officials claim that they had never paid the property tax stating that it as a sports venue. However, GHMC officials has been insisting that since a lot of commercial activity going on in the stadium, property tax has to be paid. IALA is expected to seize the stadium in the presence of GHMC officials and the local MLA.
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