Provide records to probe agencies, officials told
By IANSThursday, October 21, 2010
NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Thursday directed its officials and those of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to provide records to agencies probing alleged widespread corruption in the just ended Commonwealth Games.
The officials were asked to give their records, Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta told IANS after attending a meeting of senior officials here.
He said everyone had been asked to coordinate with the investigating agencies tasked to find out who all were responsible for the large-scale irregularities in the conduct of the Oct 3-14 Games.
Officials from the Public Works Department, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s office and 12 city departments including those of transport and health also attended the meeting.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India wrote to Mehta last week asking officials to prepare documents on all Games-related work and ready for audits.
On Monday, Chief Minister Dikshit told her ministers that information shared with auditors must be screened by heads of departments and senior officials.
Thursday’s directive follows mounting allegations that large amounts of money was siphoned off during the construction of various sports stadiums and purchase of sports equipment for the Games.
