Jagmohan Dalmiya in New Delhi, on Monday. A Telegraph picture

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday suspended Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra for his alleged involvement in gambling pending an inquiry into his role in the scandal.

Announcing this after the emergent working committee meeting, Jagmohan Dalmiya, who is effectively the BCCI’s interim chief, unveiled a 12-point ‘Operation Clean-Up’ to restore the credibility of the much maligned Indian Premier League.

As a part of the clean-up operations, the veteran cricket administrator said a strict Code of Conduct would also be issued to players, support staff and franchise owners in the IPL.

The captains of all the franchise teams would be called for a meeting and their suggestions would be sought to prepare an elaborate blueprint against spot-fixing and match-fixing.

A great deal of restrictions would be imposed on all connected with the IPL and there would be no cheerleaders and after-match parties in future editions of the competition.

Access to the players’ dugout and dressing room has been tightened once again, with Dalmiya saying that team owners will be restricted from these areas during matches.

Owners were allowed in the dug-out and dressing room during the first season in 2008, but following complaints had been prevented from entering those areas thereafter. They now have seating arrangements close to the dugout.

Dalmiya also said that “no selector will be allowed to get associated with any franchise in any capacity.”

Confirming that the working committee approved the appointments of Sanjay Patel and Ravi Savant as the new secretary and treasurer, respectively, Dalmiya said Kundra would not be allowed to take part in any cricketing activity till the inquiry was over.

Asked on what basis the minority stakeholder of the Rajasthan Royals was placed under suspension, Dalmiya said: “Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar had grilled Kundra for 11 hours and he has reportedly admitted to gambling… The IPL CEO Sundar Raman had also received a complaint. I would not like to reveal the name of the person.

“We are also looking into the role of Rajasthan Royals, but nothing can be done without getting hold of the facts. Our job is not to trouble anyone but to get the facts right.”

Kundra, who is film actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband, is the second IPL team owner after Chennai Super Kings’ Gurunath Meiyappan to be suspended by the BCCI for alleged role in betting and gambling activities.

The Meiyappan issue also forced the BCCI president N. Srinivasan to “step aside” from his position till the probe was over. Dalmiya, however, laughed and did not come up with a direct reply when asked to comment on Srinivasan’s remark that a section in the BCCI was working against him. “I can’t answer that because I am very bad in politics,” he said.

The role of Kundra in Rajasthan Royals would be probed by the two-member panel constituted by the BCCI — Justice T. Jayaram Chouta and Justice R. Balasubramanian.

In Monday’s meeting, the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) boss Ravi Savani tabled his report on the three tainted cricketers — Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan — for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing. The report has been forwarded to the disciplinary committee.

The committee, comprising Arun Jaitley and Niranjan Shah, is likely to charge-sheet the players but all the three cricketers would be given a chance to present their side of the story.