Ludhiana, Sept. 3 -- The 75th Junior National Basketball Championship, which was inaugurated by the cabinet minister Aman Arora at the newly built Indoor Basketball Courts of Guru Nanak Stadium, on Tuesday with much anticipation, has quickly come under fire after players raised serious concerns about poor facilities and unhygienic conditions.

Players alleged that the food arrangements were not satisfactory. Members of the Uttarakhand team drew comparisons with earlier national championships, pointing out that the tournaments in Kolkata and Madhya Pradesh had offered far better facilities.

Around 900 players from 58 teams-31 men's and 27 women's-will compete in 160 matches, including league and knockout rounds. The event is being held in...