Shukla cleared the speculation and stated that the food being served was from one of the finest establishments and if food was the issue then every player would have got sick.
Sources have informed CNN-News18 that current vice-president Rajeev Shukla is likely to step in as interim president for a three-month period until the BCCI's Annual General Meeting takes place in September.
"There was nothing new in the speech. It was full of slogans like 'sabka saath, sabka vikas'. There was nothing which will give any relief to the people. The atmosphere is tense in the country. There was nothing on this and also no mention of tension with neighbouring countries," Congress leader Rajiv Shukla said outside Parliament.
There was speculation that the two neighbours would play either a bilateral series in the UAE or agree to a possible triangular series in December also involving Bangladesh.
According the sources, Pawar and Srinivasan are confident of dectating terms at the BCCI elections and securing majority if voting happens.
As things stand now, Lalit is a fugitive and all those who helped him can be said to have aided someone whom the law enforcement agencies are probing.
The government has also given green light to Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), which will allow foreign travelers to apply and receive their visa online.
"The Gandhi family has served the people of Amethi. They are loved in that constituency. No one can challenge them there," said Congress leader Rajiv Shukla.
After senior Board officials such as IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla, vice-President Arun Jaitley and Jyotiraditya Scindia urged him to step aside, the Ministry has also sought his ouster.
After Sri Lanka Cricket Players'Association expressed concerns over ongoing attacks against Sri Lankan nationals in Tamil Nadu, IPL commissioner Rajiv Shukla today said that there is no threat to the upcoming mega-tournament, scheduled to commence from April 3.
Amid talk that Rahul Gandhi will be given a larger responsibility, clamour for declaring the young leader as the Congress Prime Ministerial candidate grew louder in the party's Chintan Shivir today.
An end to the logjam in Parliament on FDI in retail on Wednesday appeared in sight with the government giving enough hints that it has no problem over a vote on the issue.
On a day when the Opposition stalled both houses of Parliament over the coal scam, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Rajiv Shukla, was caught on tape advising the Rajya Sabha Chair to adjourn the House.
Congress leader Rajiv Shukla today met BSP supremo Mayawati and took her signature on the support letter to UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, who will be filing nomination tomorrow.
The Mumbai Cricket Association today banned Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium for five years for misbehaving with its officials and violating its rules.
Government today declined to react on a CAG report on allotment of coal blocks in the country, saying no final report from the auditor has been received by it yet.
The issue of reported resignation of Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today rocked the Rajya Sabha with the Opposition demanding a statement from the government on it, forcing Chairman Hamid Ansari to adjourn the House till noon.
To the embarrassment of the Government, discussion on a SBI subsidiary bill was stalled in the Rajya Sabha today after an error was detected by the Opposition.
BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla today assured that the board is trying to reach an agreement with the ICC to remove the ban on Indian news channels from covering the final of the World Cup, to be held at the Wankhede stadium here tomorrow.