Review CWG status: PMO asks Cabinet Secretary - Topix

Review CWG status: PMO asks Cabinet Secretary - Topix Full story: ibnlive.in.com Prime Minister's Office intervened in the preparation for Commonwealth Games on Saturday asking Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrashekhar to review the status of all ongoing projects related to the Games.Chandrashekhar has been asked to see why project deadlines are not being met with just over 60 days to go for the Commonwealth Games, which start on October 3.Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has found serious discrepancies like award of works at higher rates to bidders and poor quality of construction in a dozen CommonwealthGames construction works. The CVC has now asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate the award of tenders.The report of CVC's Chief Technical Examination Officer is a damning review of 42 government organisations making infrastructure for the Commonwealth Games. CVC has asked CBI to register corruption case against MCD officials for criminal conspiracy and the investigating agency will also probe irregularities in a tender issued for upgradation of street lighting in New Delhi for Commonwealth Games worth several crores of rupees.CBI sources have told CNN-IBN that by the time Games are over, CVC will ask CBI to probe each and every contract awarded for the Commonwealth Games not just for constructing infrastructure, but also contracts awarded by Suresh Kalmadi's organising committee. Opposition BJP and CPI-M have promised to take the issue to Parliament. The CNN-IBN expose is expected to dominate proceedings next week in both houses of Parliament. "CVC report is serious. It should be tabled in Parliament. The country's pride is at stake," said Sitaram Yechury.IBN Report TIMES NOW has accessed the CVC report on the Commonwealth Games. The Central Vigilance Committee (CVC) report cites instances of corrupt practices in awarding stadium construction contracts to companies. The reports clearly points at rampant corruption in the contracts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_XGhbQgoIg