cag report

The details available from the   CAG report on the functioning of the Organising Committee of the CWG clearly indicates that the whole foul operation has been meticulously preplanned .It appears to be a turn-key project entrusted to Mr.Suresh Kalmadi to siphon off  public funds with the active connivance of everyone concerned. It is inconceivable that  even with a long timeframe of 7 years, the committee thought it fit to start  awarding contracts at the last minute thus creating an artificial excuse  for throwing to winds all laid down norms  .All the elaborate set  of guidelines of CVC have been flouted with contempt.

The report also states that Sri.Suresh Kalmadi  was appointed Chairman of the Organising Committee by the PM(O)despite  serious objections from various quarters in 2004.Was it after the present UPA Government took over? If it is so, then what happens to Sri.Ajay Maken’s statement that the previous NDA Government appointed Mr. Suresh Kalmadi?

While the report will no doubt be further examined by the Public Accounts Committee and other forums, the very fact that such serious charges have been leveled by an august body like the CAG  shows the enormity and seriousness of the issue. It is therefore absolutely essential that the matter be examined in depth by the appropriate agency and the guilty brought to book expeditiously. It is also necessary to formulate clear guidelines on such matters ,with specific guidelines on the authority structure for permitting deviations under genuine emergent circumstances .

T.S.Krishnamurthy