Lucknow, Jan. 3 -- Uttar Pradesh Minister Narendra Kashyap on Saturday praised the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision to instruct the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to remove Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman from the team's roster for the 2026 edition of the IPL.

Speaking to ANI, Kashyap said the BCCI decision respects national sentiment amid concerns over the treatment of Hindus in Bangladesh.

"We welcome the decision of the BCCI that they understood the sentiments of the nation and removed the Bangladeshi player, as atrocities are being committed against Hindus in Bangladesh, something Prime Minister Modi and the government are raising objections over," Narendra Kashyap told ANI. ...