October 16, 2010 8:33 AM

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Games over, PM sets up probe committee

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has appointed a high-level committee, which will look into all matters relating to organising and conduct of the Common Wealth Games. The committee, to be headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General V K Shunglu, will also look into the lessons to be drawn from it.According to a PMO spokesperson, the committee will submit its report to the Prime Minister within three months. The development comes a day after the Common Wealth Games concluded in New Delhi with the Opposition stepping up its demand for a thorough probe into the allegations of corruption in the CWG related projects. Earlier, Congress Spokesman Manish Tiwari said that guilty, if any, should be booked.BJP spokesman Prakash Jawedkar said the government should take prompt action in this regard. Meanwhile, the Comptroller and Auditor Generalalso resumed its assessment of various Commonwealth Games related projects and sent its inspection officials to the CPWD office to check the accounts related to the Games projects. The audit work for CWG is on work payments, contracts and leasing of sports equipment among others. The CAG audit will also look into how the balance between the cost and quality has been maintained and whether there has been any cost overrun.

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