CVC questions OC officials
While widening its investigation into alleged financial irregularities to include 22 more Commonwealth Games-related construction works carried out by different government agencies, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on Sunday questioned CWG Organising Committee (OC) officials in connection with alleged wrongdoings in CWG-related projects.
The questioning was carried out a day after OC chief Suresh Kalmadi stated to the media that “the committee is ready to face a probe”. CVC officials are likely to summon officials of civic agencies as part of their investigations. Senior CVC officials have confirmed that questioning of civic agencies officials involved in Games-related projects is likely to start on Monday and will continue for three days.
CVC officials on Sunday pointed out, “The commission had also questioned Raj Kumar Sacheti, joint director-general of the Commonwealth Games, who is considered a close aide of organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi.” However, the senior CVC officials refused to give details of the questioning. According to the information received in response to an RTI application, of the total 22 projects, six were being carried out by the ministry of youth affairs and sports, four by DDA, three by the OC and two each by MCD and the Central Public Works Department, government of Delhi. A project each relating to department of commerce, Indian Meteorological Department and the New Delhi Municipal Council are also being probed, stated the reply to the RTI. Earlier, an analysis by chief technical examination wing of CVC found alleged financial irregularities in 16 construction and procurement projects. Six of them were done by PWD, three by MCD, two each by CPWD, DDA, NDMC, and one by RITES, a government of India enterprise, the CVC report stated. The expansion of the probe by the CVC came even as it directed all agencies concerned to submit their reports by the month-end.
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