Games is organised loot: Lalu
Calling the Commonwealth Games an organised loot, the RJD-LJP combine on Friday sought a high-level probe into the alleged irregularities in the ongoing works being carried for the mega sporting events this year.
“Bhari ghapla, bhari loot (massive bungling, massive loot). This is an organised loot,” remarked RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in his inimical style. Mr Yadav was responding when asked for his reactions on reports of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) finding discrepancies in Games-related works. The RJD chief called for a “proper probe” into the issue and wanted the guilty to be put behind bars. “There is infighting going on among organisers. There should be proper probe and the guilty should be put behind bars,” stated the RJD chief. The alliance partner of the RJD in Bihar, LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan, also echoed the views.
The CVC has in its report has found serious discrepancies in the ongoing Commonwealth Games projects. The CVC has cited irregularities in award of works at higher rates to bidders, poor quality of construction and grant of work to ineligible agencies.
As per an assessment report prepared by CVC’s Chief Technical Examination Wing, large-scale procedural violations, including corruption, have been noticed in 14 projects. Five of them are being done by PWD, two each by MCD, CPWD, DDA and NDMC and one by Rites, a Government of India Enterprise.
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