Shri Vijay Goel BJP All India General Secretary and former Sports Minister said that the Report of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), indicting the Central and Delhi Government and its agencies for their rampant corruption in executing the Commonwealth Games works, has shocked, disappointed and startled every patriotic citizen of the country. Mr. Goel said that substandard materials have been used in the construction all over. The mandatory quality tests conducted on the materials have been forged and fudged to hype up the result. The electrical installations at the venues have not been checked and tested at all. The safety norms at the venues have not been ascertained and confirmed.
The expenditure which in 2007 was approved for 3390 crores has now gone to 80,000 crores. He also pointed out that there was a deliberate delay of four years in commencing the work for the Commonwealth Games which was done with a view to inflate the expenditure on the Games. This, Mr. Goel pointed out, was stated by Mr. M.S. Gill, Union Minister for Sports himself.
Mr. Goel said that he had earlier warned the Government in December 2009 that the Government should get down very seriously to the Organisation of the Games and that rampant corruption was conspicuous in awarding the contracts, but no heed was paid to his suggestions. Mr. Goel said that the work was being done on three times higher rates than the actual rates and even then the quality of work is very poor. It was apparently being done for the benefit and undue favour to the interested parties.
Mr. Goel said that the Opening and Closing ceremony was to cost Rs. 375 crores, stadiums maintenance 238 crores but same has now cost 3390 crores. The Opening ceremony tickets are costing Rs. 1000 to Rs. 50,000 and the balloon display will cost 50 crores and the Queens Baton Ceremony cost 11 crores and Stadium consultancy charges have cost 42 crores, these are very high and unjustifiable expenditure.
In Mr. Goel’s assessment the scam in the CWG will be to the tone of Rs. 30,000 crores. The forging and fudging of various quality and safety checks has widely thrown open the possibility of mishaps, black out and accidents.
Mr. Goel pointed out that all organisations considered “inadmissible factors” to check up the project cost to justify the award of contract sitting URGENT CIRCUMSTANCES. 15 such projects have been awarded much higher rates and 30 items which were not part of the original documents have been incorporated in contract at much higher rates after receipt of tenders. The tenders themselves were rigged to favour ‘Four’ companies, which are Australia based.
The worst thing which nobody expected to happen is the ‘passing of the buck’ and blame shifting game between the Chairman of the Organising Committee Shri Suresh Kalmadi and the Delhi Government and its CWG organizers. It is matter of great concern that the large money which are to be spent, nobody seems to be responsible for its proper accounting and expenditure.
Mr. Vijay Goel said that in the interest of the nation, everyday he is wishing and praying that the CWG should meet the dead line be conducted properly but this seems to be, as the things stand today, a near impossibility. He demanded that a high level judicial enquiry. In this matter which may be conducted even after the Games.
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