<p>The government, however, said it might ask the CBI to probe into the alleged scam.<br />The Opposition MPs did not allow Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy to respond after the leaders of the BJP, CPM, CPI, Janata Dal (United) and Samajwadi Party raised the issue during the Zero Hour.<br /><br />The members demanded probe into the allegations as well as a debate on the matter in the House. The SP members led by party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav even staged a walkout amid ruckus.<br /><br />Reddy, who heads the Group of Ministers on CWG, later told journalists outside Parliament that the government might even order a CBI probe into the allegations of corruptions. <br /><br />He blamed the shortage of labourers for the delay in project completion. The minister said labour shortage was primarily caused by the overwhelming success of the UPA government’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee programme. <br /><br />“The CWG Organising Committee is a totally independent organisation like the BCCI. If there have been problems and allegations about the Organising Committee, the government can initiate inquiry. All investigating agencies—Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Comptroller and Auditor General and Enforcement Directorate — will act,” Reddy said. <br /><br />Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar rapped the Opposition MPs for not allowing Reddy to speak on the issue. She later adjourned the House. The Congress criticised the opposition parties for denying the minister a chance to respond on behalf of the government. <br /><br />Gurudas Dasgupta of the CPI raised the issue during the Zero Hour in the House. He alleged that the government had spent more than Rs 961 crore just to repair the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium whereas a new stadium had been built in Hyderabad spending only Rs 90 crore. <br /><br />“This is sheer loot of public money. Who is accountable for it,” he asked. The Prime Minister’s Office should have been monitoring the preparations for the Games as it had done for earlier international sports events hosted by India.<br /><br />Sharad Yadav of the JD (U) said the alleged scams tarnished the image of the country. Yadav staged a walkout over what he called is a Rs 1,00,000-crore scam.<br /><br />The Speaker told the House that the Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha had discussed the issue and would set a date for a debate on the matter. <br /><br />Amid a heated exchange of words between the Congress and Opposition MPs, the Speaker accepted Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj’s demand for allowing two BJP members to speak on the issue. <br /><br />Kirti Azad (BJP) said the Prime Minister should respond to the House on the allegations of corruptions in the CWG preparations. Sanjay Nirupam of the Congress termed the allegations as baseless.<br /><br />The Speaker adjourned the Lok Sabha at 1 pm after the BJP and JD(U) MPs trooped into the well of the House.<br /></p>
<p>The government, however, said it might ask the CBI to probe into the alleged scam.<br />The Opposition MPs did not allow Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy to respond after the leaders of the BJP, CPM, CPI, Janata Dal (United) and Samajwadi Party raised the issue during the Zero Hour.<br /><br />The members demanded probe into the allegations as well as a debate on the matter in the House. The SP members led by party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav even staged a walkout amid ruckus.<br /><br />Reddy, who heads the Group of Ministers on CWG, later told journalists outside Parliament that the government might even order a CBI probe into the allegations of corruptions. <br /><br />He blamed the shortage of labourers for the delay in project completion. The minister said labour shortage was primarily caused by the overwhelming success of the UPA government’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee programme. <br /><br />“The CWG Organising Committee is a totally independent organisation like the BCCI. If there have been problems and allegations about the Organising Committee, the government can initiate inquiry. All investigating agencies—Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Comptroller and Auditor General and Enforcement Directorate — will act,” Reddy said. <br /><br />Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar rapped the Opposition MPs for not allowing Reddy to speak on the issue. She later adjourned the House. The Congress criticised the opposition parties for denying the minister a chance to respond on behalf of the government. <br /><br />Gurudas Dasgupta of the CPI raised the issue during the Zero Hour in the House. He alleged that the government had spent more than Rs 961 crore just to repair the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium whereas a new stadium had been built in Hyderabad spending only Rs 90 crore. <br /><br />“This is sheer loot of public money. Who is accountable for it,” he asked. The Prime Minister’s Office should have been monitoring the preparations for the Games as it had done for earlier international sports events hosted by India.<br /><br />Sharad Yadav of the JD (U) said the alleged scams tarnished the image of the country. Yadav staged a walkout over what he called is a Rs 1,00,000-crore scam.<br /><br />The Speaker told the House that the Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha had discussed the issue and would set a date for a debate on the matter. <br /><br />Amid a heated exchange of words between the Congress and Opposition MPs, the Speaker accepted Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj’s demand for allowing two BJP members to speak on the issue. <br /><br />Kirti Azad (BJP) said the Prime Minister should respond to the House on the allegations of corruptions in the CWG preparations. Sanjay Nirupam of the Congress termed the allegations as baseless.<br /><br />The Speaker adjourned the Lok Sabha at 1 pm after the BJP and JD(U) MPs trooped into the well of the House.<br /></p>
