<p>Mandya: MLA P Ravikumar expressed disappointment over the sales of tickets for the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches held in Bengaluru in the black market. IPL tickets have become like gambling.</p>.<p>He charged that there are no proper basic facilities at the stadium, but the tickets are sold ten times higher than the original price.</p>.<p>Addressing media people, he said, “We are happy to conduct the IPL matches in Bengaluru. But selling the tickets in black is not right.”</p>.Day after MLAs demand VIP tickets for IPL, KSCA chief Venkatesh Prasad meets CM Siddaramaiah & his deputy DKS.<p>“There is no proper drinking water facility in the stadium. They have turned the stadium into a money-making machine. The authorities should, at least now, pull up their socks and provide all facilities for cricket enthusiasts,” he urged. </p>.<p>“The way MLA Vijayanand Kashappannavar sought tickets for the IPL matches may not be right. But what he asked is right. I gave my two tickets to cricket enthusiasts from the economically weaker sections. They have given tickets to the MLAs like alms. I am ready to stand in a queue and buy tickets with my money. But, where are the tickets available? I may have the capacity to buy a ticket for Rs 50,000. What about the poor?” he asked.</p>
<p>Mandya: MLA P Ravikumar expressed disappointment over the sales of tickets for the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches held in Bengaluru in the black market. IPL tickets have become like gambling.</p>.<p>He charged that there are no proper basic facilities at the stadium, but the tickets are sold ten times higher than the original price.</p>.<p>Addressing media people, he said, “We are happy to conduct the IPL matches in Bengaluru. But selling the tickets in black is not right.”</p>.Day after MLAs demand VIP tickets for IPL, KSCA chief Venkatesh Prasad meets CM Siddaramaiah & his deputy DKS.<p>“There is no proper drinking water facility in the stadium. They have turned the stadium into a money-making machine. The authorities should, at least now, pull up their socks and provide all facilities for cricket enthusiasts,” he urged. </p>.<p>“The way MLA Vijayanand Kashappannavar sought tickets for the IPL matches may not be right. But what he asked is right. I gave my two tickets to cricket enthusiasts from the economically weaker sections. They have given tickets to the MLAs like alms. I am ready to stand in a queue and buy tickets with my money. But, where are the tickets available? I may have the capacity to buy a ticket for Rs 50,000. What about the poor?” he asked.</p>