Bengaluru, April 6 -- Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Monday dismissed allegations of misuse of Indian Premier League (IPL) match tickets by Karnataka MLAs, explaining that tickets are booked online and attended by those who purchased them.

He noted that only MLAs themselves can go, or their family members can attend the IPL matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, saying it is clearly mentioned as "non-transferable," so others cannot use it.

"The tickets are booked online, and those who booked them have attended. When tickets are taken online, how can we control who purchases them? There is no misuse. The MLAs themselves can go, or their family members can attend, that is how it is arranged. It is difficult for us ...