The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is now expected to ask the Delhi government and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to give them reason on why Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia hostels will be used as accommodations for technicians participating in the Commonwealth Games and visitors during the Games. The matter was discussed earlier in the previous week and a letter for explanation will soon be dispatched to the Delhi government and the UGC, confirmed a reliable source in the CVC.
CVC officials further confirmed that it was taken into notice that students of many hostels in the Delhi University and Jamia have been asked to leave their hostels. “These students have been facing difficulties in finding accommodations and a commission research states that many students are paying out of their budget to stay in private accommodations because of a UGC notice to vacate hostels. CVC officials also pointed out that certain college principals and other university officials have received letters from the UGC asking them to fix room tariffs for the upcoming Games. The rooms will also be let out as budget accommodation to tourists expected to visit the city for the Games.
Shockingly, university authorities claim they did not know that the hostel rooms were being upgraded as accommodation for Games. However, the sports ministry, which is involved with the project, claims the project had always been targeted for tourist stay. “No one was forced,” said a senior sports ministry official.
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LS to discuss Games today
Age correspondent
New Delhi
Amid a row over alleged largescale corruption in Commonwealth Games projects, the Lok Sabha will hold a discussion on CWG preparations on Monday.
BJP members Virender Kumar and A.T. Nana Patil will initiate a discussion on the “situation arising out of delay in preparation for Commonwealth Games, 2010”, under rule 193.
It will be interesting to see whether the chairman of the organising committee of the CWG, Suresh Kalmadi will take part in the discussion.
The issue of alleged corruption in the Games projects had created an uproar in Parliament last week.