Body text 2 The security staff turned away many sportspersons during the day, saying ‘‘Today is Orissa Bandh. There will be no activities inside the stadium,’’ When the deprived sportspersons wanted to know whether the ‘no-play’ order had been issued by the Directorate, the security personnel’s reply was: ‘‘I don’t know. But our chief has instructed us to do so.’’ But the security chief cited a different reason. ‘‘Monday is weekly off day. Nobody uses the stadium on Mondays,’’ he said. The in-charge P K Sahu came with yet another explanation. ‘‘Entry into stadium will be allowed after 4.00 pm. I can not say more in this matter. You may contact the Directorate,’’ he said over telephone. When the disappointed sportspersons did so, Assistant Sports Director Saroj Kumar Das finally came to their rescue. He denied imposition of any official restriction on the use of the stadium during Bandh or Mondays. ‘‘Go and play. I will speak to the in-charge and the security staff,’’ he assured.