The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has appointed a high-level committee which will look into all matters relating to the organization and conduct of the the Commonwealth 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 and submit its report within 3 months.The development comes with the Opposition stepping up its demand for a thorough probe into the allegations of corruption in the CWG related projects. The BJP has said that the probe into the allegations of corruption and irregularities and mismanagement of the commonwealth games, should be completed in a time bound manner. Party spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad said in New Delhi that guilty should not be spared.Earlier, Congress Spokesman Manish Tiwari also said that guilty, if any, should be brought to book.Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has welcomed the appointment of the high level committee to look in to the organisation and allegations in the conduct of the Common Wealth Games. She said that she is relieved and happy at the success of the Games. But what is disturbing is the corruption charges. She said the Prime Minister has taken almost an instantaneous decision to order probe into the whole thing and it is very heartening as it will remove the cob webs.Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi says, he is ready to provide all support to high-level committee formed by the Prime Minister to look into the alleged irregulatrities in the organisation of the games. Kalmadi welcomed the government's initiative to launch a probe into the matter and hoped that the report covers all aspects.
News On AIR | October 16, 2010 8:41 PM
Prime Minister orders probe into CWG