August 9, 2010 5:54 PM

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BJP demands JPC or CBI probe into alleged corruption in CWG

The BJP today demanded a probe either by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) or CBI into the alleged corruption in Commonwealth Games related projects.Initiating a discussion on the situation arising out of delay in preparation for the mega event, Mr Kirti Azad held the government responsible for delay and corruption in the projects. He said there has been lack of proper coordination between various agencies responsible for preparations of the games.Quoting extensively from the report of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), Mr Azad alleged that ineligible agencies were awarded tenders and companies having no expertise have been included in the list. He said for the renovation of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, a whopping 961 crore rupees have been spent.Putting up a strong Defence, Mr Manish Tiwari of the Congress accused the opposition of taking political mileage of the situation at the cost of the prestige of the nation.Rebutting one-by-one charges of the opposition including in the preparations for the games, Mr. Tiwari said that 18 out of 20 stadia have already been completed, one will be formally handed over on the 15th of this month and the keys for the Games Village will be given on the 16th of next month.Rejecting the accusations that players have been neglected, Mr Tiwari said 678 crore rupees have spent on their training. He also said the reports of the Chief Technical Examiners Office (CTE) are not final reports of the Central Vigilance Commission. He said the Delhi Government has spent more than 15 hundred crore rupees for the development of infrastructure like flyovers, Metro and buying a fleet of buses. The discussion is continuing.

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