‘Guilty should not be spared’
Lauding the Centre’s initiative to probe into the allegations of corruption relating to the Commonwealth Games, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Sunday hoped that “no wrong doer would be spared.”
Writing in his blog, the octogenarian leader said, “It is highly gratifying that immediately after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced that the allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement in connection with the games would be probed.”
Mr Advani was of the view that the countrymen expected the probe should reach to the bottom of the reported mess and no wrong doer would be spared.
He also hoped that the exercise should not limit itself to only “searching for scapegoats.” The saffron leader said, while rich haul of medals by Indian sportspersons and successful execution of the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies might have somewhat compensated for the months long negative publicity within the country, “judging by what Indians living abroad have had to tell, the sum total of the publicity overseas has been very negative.”
He also expressed happiness that the final day of the Commonwealth Games placing India at number two-position in the medal tally came simultaneously with the three-fold triumph of the country in cricket, the victory over Australia in the 2-test series, ranking India as number one in the sport and Sachin Tendulkar’s peerless performance.
In his blog, Mr Advani also referred to newspaper headlines regarding the 2G spectrum controversies and media reports about corruption and that the “CAG assessment may well make the spectrum scam the biggest scandal since independence.”
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