CWG: Kalmadi calls for JPC probe

a similar process of Joint Parliamentary Committee should go into the entire range of issues connected with preparations,executions and conduct of the Commonwealth Games. I am confident that this would enable the entire truth to emerge in the public domain,” he said.

The Sunday Express reported that probing the corruption trail in the Commonwealth Games,the CBI has tracked an email that,its officials say,is the first specific allegation of kickbacks paid to Kalmadi. “I can vouch that I have not gained even a single rupee out of these Games and if proved otherwise I am prepared to step down as an MP,” he added.

Kalmadi,who is a Congress MP from Pune,reiterated his oft-repeated claim that the OC budget was a very small amount of the total fund sanctioned for the Games. “The OC budget for conducting the Games was just about 5 per cent of the total budget of CWG. In spite of this,I am the only one who have been singled out and targeted for investigations while the role of all other government agencies including Delhi government and various other Central government instrumental agencies connected with the decision-making process,who have been associated with 95 per cent of the budget,have been completely overlooked,” he added.

However,the Congress steered clear of commenting on Kalmadi’s JPC demand. “We do not believe in commenting on ongoing criminal proceedings,” said party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi. “Today no JPC exists. Nor have any terms of reference been arrived at. Therefore,we cannot speculate. Let us not comment before the event (announcement of JPC) happens.”