Adelaide student death: Congress MP demands case against Indian Contingent head Vijay Shah

Madhya Pradesh Congress has demanded registration of a criminal case against school education minister Vijay Shah after reports of an Indian player drowning at the Holdfast Marina beach came in.

Shah is heading the Indian contingent that has gone to Adelaide in Australia to participate in the pacific school games.

"A criminal case should be registered and Vijay shah should be made to resign with immediate effect. What was he doing there as head of the contingent. Firstly Shah and his officials replaced deserving players from MP and as if that was not enough they did not even take care of the students," Congress spokesman Pankaj Chaturvedi while talking to India Today said.

The officials heading the Indian contingent got a rap on their knuckles from the Consulate General of India in Australia after members of the hockey team through a video message complained that they were not being provided food and transport facilities.

The players had also complained that they had missed their matches as they could not reach the venue on time.

The Indian contingent for the pacific school games headed by Vijay Shah courted controversies even before leaving for Australia as it was alleged that Shah and his team of officials who have nothing to do with any sport had replaced players from the state at the last moment.

Many players who were selected from Madhya Pradesh could not participate in the games as they could complete the paper work in the three days that were given to them.

After the names of players were dropped the names of officials were allegedly included in the last two days. Shah, before leaving for the games had, however, denied the charges claiming he was offered the role of the leader of the India contingent by school games federation of India based on his past experience. Shah, however, was at a loss of words explaining his past experience and sport that he had played.

Among those who missed the Indian contingent were soft ball players of Bhopal Anjali and Asha who were dropped because they could not make their passport at the last moment.

Hearing about what happened with the players in Adelaide Asha's brother called it a blessing in disguise. "My feelings are with the family members of the girl who has died. I thank God that my sister could not go as no we are hearing stories of official apathy. It could have happened with anyone including my sister," he said.