New Delhi, Sept. 19: The Indian government is committed to the global anti-doping laws and fully accepts the new Wada code, including the contentious "whereabouts" clause which has been rejected by the Board of Control for cricket in India.

Reacting to Wada chief John Fahey’s remarks — Fahey had asked the Indian government’s stand on the BCCI’s rejection of the "whereabouts" clause — the sports ministry on Saturday said there was no change in its earlier stand of full commitment to the anti-doping rules.

"The government and National Anti-Doping Agency stand fully committed to the Wada code including the provisions related to International Standards of Testing and the ‘whereabouts’ clause. We have informed the Wada that there is no change in the position of Government of India in the implementation of the anti-doping rules adopted by NADA," Rahul Bhatnagar, joint secretary in the sports ministry and director general of NADA said.

"India’s stand now and before has been the same. There is no compromise when it comes to doping in sport," he said.

Bhatnagar said that the cricket board has not responded to the ministry’s communication regarding the advice it had sought about the "whereabouts" clause.

— PTI