CWG, Telangana to be tabled in Parliament

Aug 05, 2011 |

IANS

New Delhi

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The issue of separate Telangana will figure in Parliament on Friday with Lok Sabha scheduled to take up a calling attention motion on the issue.

The Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) report on irregularities in the October 2010 Commonwealth Games will also be tabled, according to the business listed for the two houses.

Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj has given a notice of the calling attention, which will be responded to by home minister P. Chidambaram.

The issue has led to resignation of over a dozen MPs, including several from Congress, from Telangana region and Speaker Meira Kumar is yet to take a decision on the resignations.

It is for the first time that the Telangana issue will figure in Parliament after the MPs’ resignation.

The government has so far been maintaining that there has to be consensus of all the stakeholders.

While Telangana MPs want the Centre to stick to its December 9, 2009 statement that the government will initiate steps for the formation of Telangana state, but lawmakers from rest of the state want Andhra Pradesh to be united.

Congress general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad is trying to find a solution to the issue by holding consultations with lawmakers from all regions.

The report, which has already caused much uproar after being leaked to the media, is expected to point fingers at Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit and even the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Opposition parties have been raising the Commmonwealth Games matter and are seeking Dikshit’s resignation. The Delhi government, however, insists there have been no irregularities.

According to reports, the federal auditor slammed Dikshit government for lapses and irregularities, stating the contracts for the Games were overpriced and delayed to make money.

The CAG has also reportedly slammed the PMO for ignoring warnings against the Games organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi.

Dikshit on Thursday said, “We have not done anything wrong. Everything was done keeping in mind the national interest and prestige. We were entrusted with certain responsibilities and we delivered them.”

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