Home Ministry ready to give inputs for CWG probe: Chidambaram

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Mineguruji

16 October, 2010

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said his Ministry was ready to give inputs to the appropriate authorities looking into allegations of corruption relating to the XIX Commonwealth Games.

UNION HOME Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said his Ministry was ready to share inupts and information with the concerned authorities with regard to allegations of corruption plaguing the Commonwealth Games.

Talking to reporters here, Chidambaram said, "If we are asked about what went wrong in the Games by the appropriate inquiring authorities, certainly Delhi Police and the MHA will provide inputs."

A high-level committee was appointed by the Prime Minister Manmohan SIngh on Friday to look into the allegations of corruption plaguing the games. The committee will be headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) V K Shunglu and it will submit the report the Prime Minister in three months.

The committee will also take into account the lapses on part of the government of Delhi as well as some central agencies, which were responsible for construction and upkeep of a number of games related projects.

Projects led by PWD and DDA fall in this category and include venues like the Games Village and civil works for stadiums and flyovers.

In addition to Shunglu's panel, government sources have also confirmed that an official investigation is about to begin to investigation of alleged corruption among the organisers of the Games.

There will be two aspects of the probe - the financial misappropriation, mainly by the Games Organising Committee and the administrative lapses by the other ministries.

The CAG will look into the financial misappropriation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) will look into routing of funds and the CBI will examine the tenders.