CAG slams Dikshit, Kalmadi for 'enormous bungling'
Friday August 05, 2011 05:03:43 PM,
IANS
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Delhi:
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was in the knowledge of
wasteful expenditure to the tune of Rs.30 crore related to the
Commonwealth Games (CWG), the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
Friday said in a report exposing "enormous bungling" in the event.
Addressing the media, deputy CAG Rekha Gupta said contract
management ahead of the October 2010 Games was "highly irregular"
and there were numerous instances of single tendering, with
contracts awarded to "ineligible vendors".
The report, tabled in parliament earlier in the day, is a scathing
indictment of the planning of various projects and their
implementation. It points an unwavering finger of suspicion at
Dikshit and the Organising Committee (OC) of the Games headed by
the now jailed Suresh Kalmadi.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has also been named for
appointing Kalmadi the OC chief despite objections from the late
Sunil Dutt, who was then sports minister.
The process of tendering was inconsistent so as to favour
particular bidders, Gupta told reporters while disclosing details
of the report.
Stating that there was "active involvement of the (Delhi) chief
minister", she said favours were granted to vendors who were not
qualified.
Relations between the OC and the Indian Olympic Association, of
which Kalmadi continues to be chief, were blurred, the official
said.
The OC chief favoured many companies, it was disclosed. According
to Gupta, the OC made "highly dubious payments" and accused it of
"enormous bungling".
There were delays at all stages, Gupta said, adding that
implementing agencies were "needlessly dependent on external
consultants".
Besides, there was favouritism and bias in selecting brands of
sports services for badminton and hockey and in the award of
contracts.
There were irregularities in event management, in the contract for
signages, in the procurement of health equipment and in the
streetscaping work.
The press conference was also addressed by R.S. Mathrani, director
general of audit (central expenditure).
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