Irregularities found in CWG Village construction

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded the setting up of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to inquire into the allegations of corruption in the organisation of the XIX Commonwealth Games, which were held in Delhi from October 3-14. The terms of reference of the proposed JPC, among other things, should include devising a foolproof mechanism to ensure complete transparency in hosting a corruption and scandal free international sporting event in future, BJP President Nitin Gadkari said at a press conference. Mr Gadkari said Indian sportspersons had made the country proud by winning as many as 101 medals at the Games. He also said that the opening and closing ceremonies were spectacular and praised the foolproof security arrangements. But all was not well with the Commonwealth Games-Delhi 2010. It all looked fine and on track till the bid was won. Then where did we fail and who all nearly let us down? The world community in general and the people of India in particular need to know, he said. He said the irregularities and bungling in the tendering process of various Games-related proejcts were scandalous involving several thousand crores.Meanwhile, Irregularities and deficiencies have been found in construction of Commonwealth Games Village by private builder Emmar-MGF, a report of the Delhi Development Authority has said and action is likely to be taken against the construction firm within a week. The DDA, in its interim report submitted to Union urban development ministry on Tuesday, said there were various deficiencies and irregularities in construction of the Village and the builder had exceeded the permissible limits of construction.