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| Commonwealth Games scam: CBI raids |
| Commonwealth Games scam: CBI raids Suresh Kalmadi
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| INDIA
, 24-December-2010
2:9:48 AM |
| On a cold Delhi morning, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) turned the heat up for Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee. (Read: Who is Suresh Kalmadi?)
The CBI raided Mr Kalmadi's homes in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune, his office at Phoenix Mills in Mumbai; and the residence of his Personal Secretary, Manoj Bhure.
Mr Kalmadi was spotted by reporters briefly at his Delhi home before he went back inside.
The CBI has allegedly said that Mr Kalmadi is trying to "block" its inquiry into the corruption that became the trademark of the Commonwealth Games, held in Delhi in October this year. The weeks before the Games saw as much controversy over the financial somersaults pulled off by those in charge as the shoddy preparations that made international headlines
Three of Mr Kalmadi's former aides have been arrested for their role in allowing - and in some cases, facilitating - contracts that saw companies charging the Games bizarrely-high rates for services and products. The overlays in particular - moveable equipment like treadmills and air conditioners - shocked the country. Treadmills were rented for nearly Rs. eight and a half lakh a month. Contracts for sponsorship and broadcast rights also showed congenital and blatant financial manipulation.
Mr Kalmadi has repeatedly protested his innocence. However, his political isolation was confirmed in November when he was dropped as the Secretary of the Congress Parliamentary Party. (Read: Suresh Kalmadi sacked from senior Congress post)
The raids began at 7 am this morning. Much too late, says the BJP. "Why so much of a delay, why so much of documents being allowed to be misplaced deliberately? I think this explanation is required...so much delay in raiding the premises of Kalmadi, who almost became a disgrace for the country. It is a very sorry state of affairs," said party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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