"We will demand compensation from the host club till the time the player was fit to turn out in Mohun Bagan jersey," Mohun Bagan general secretary Anjan Mitra told reporters at the club tent today.
The club is also mulling legal opinion if they face any suspension from the AIFF.
"We are preparing ourselves. We will definitely play the I-League. We are even ready to knock the doors of FIFA," he said when asked about AIFF's Clause 22 that states that a team withdrawing in the middle of the match is suspended for the current season and the following two seasons unless it is dubbed a force majeure.
But Mitra said they had to take the step as the players were scared to turn up after the break as it could have been worse.
"The prime requirement in a match is the safety of the players. Moreover, the violence could have led to a mass hysteria and uglier incidents could have taken place. Who would have taken responsibility then?" Mitra asked.
"Nobody told us after our player Syed Rahim Nabi was injured that safety of other players would be ensured. It was East Bengal's home match. They were the organisers. But they never told us that they will ensure safety of our players," Mitra said.
The match being East Bengal's home fixture, they should be blamed for the security lapse, Mitra said.
"During our home match, we are responsible for the security and there has been no incident like that of yesterday's. But the policemen were also busy watching the game yesterday," Mitra said. More