New Delhi: The CBI is conducting raids in Mumbai and Delhi in connection with a new case of corruption related

to the Commonwealth Games.

This case focuses on the construction of a new sports stadium at Delhi's Siri Fort complex.

The Games were held in October 2010 in Delhi; their trademark was inflated contracts designed to benefit companies who were selected by the Organizing Committee of the Games. Many senior members of this committee are now in jail including former Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, who is also an MP from Pune.

The government's auditor had found the Games littered with instances of bare-faced corruption. In its report, the Comptroller and Auditor General faulted many contracts signed for equipment and services. In the case of Siri Fort, the auditor felt that there was "an inexplicable delay of nearly a year" to engage Australian design consultants Peddle Thorp from Melbourne. Investigators studying the different contracts used for the Games have found that often, consultants were hired at the last minute which meant they had to be paid sky-high rates to ensure that tight deadlines were met.

The auditor had also reported deficiencies in the contracts signed to ready the venue for table tennis matches at Siri Fort. Commonwealth Games Scam 2010 - A Common Shame for India85 rate or flag this page

By Thriller Dogs having a field day in the commonwealth games village, Delhi India's dirt out in the open

That India is a garbage bin of humongous proportions is well known to all us Indians but it has been hidden from the rest of the world for so long now that outsiders had started believing in the trash being dished out about 'India Shining', 2nd fastest growing economy, cultural paradise and what not. Thank goodness the Commonwealth Games 2010 brought out the reality from this illusory perception.

A Scam of Massive Proportions

The commonwealth games 2010 scam was waiting to happen. But the proportion couldn't be guessed even by generous estimates. Rs 36,000 crores or $8 billion scam! Whoa. And this in a country where 400 million live below the official poverty line or simply put, in sub-human conditions. But this was only expected once Suresh Kalmadi was appointed the head of the commonwealth games Organizing Committee. After all, he has a string of achievements to his credit. Some of which include charges of land grab, becoming the chief of Indian Olympics Committee (IOC) using shady means and using the same to stay in that position ever since, siphoning off public funds and many more.

Commonwealth Games Scam List - A Ready Reckoner Liquid Soap Dispensers rented for Rs 9,379 a piece or $206! I bet it cleanses the bacteria for ever for this kind of money. Operating Expenses escalating from Rs 399 crore in December 2002 to Rs 1,628 crore finally. Medical equipment including tread mills have been bought or rented at 6-7 times their original price. Way to go! Allegations that funds meant for India's most deprived sections - the SC/ST - have been diverted to the games funds. Stealing from the poor to fund the elite's luxuries?

Construction so fragile, it falls before completion

The commonwealth games 2010 related infrastructure projects have left India's capital city, New Delhi, resembling a war zone. Practically all roads are dug up, cables lying all around, people jumping over little rocks as the pavements resemble Moon like craters. With more than 50,000 crore rupees already pumped in one would have expected at least decent output. Alas, it is naive to be a dreamer in India.

Consider this: The newly built shooting range at the Siri Fort area collapsed after one heavy shower The foot over bridge adjacent to the main venue of the Commonwealth Games collapsed while being erected, injuring 27 workers who were dumped into a tow away truck to a municipal hospital and dished out a compensation of measly Rs 50,000 ($1097) for broken skulls and multiple fractures. Many of the games venues leaked during the monsoon and roofs of some collapsed. The Commonwealth Games village, the place where athletes from participating countries will be put up is infested with dog poo, snakes, clogged toilets, and unfinished work. Fancy bill boards have erected all over the city to hide the piles of garbage, slums that are a trademark sight in any major city in India. Commonwealth Games Scam 2010 - A Common Shame for India79 rate or flag this page

By Thriller Dogs having a field day in the commonwealth games village, Delhi India's dirt out in the open

That India is a garbage bin of humongous proportions is well known to all us Indians but it has been hidden from the rest of the world for so long now that outsiders had started believing in the trash being dished out about 'India Shining', 2nd fastest growing economy, cultural paradise and what not. Thank goodness the Commonwealth Games 2010 brought out the reality from this illusory perception.

A Scam of Massive Proportions

The commonwealth games 2010 scam was waiting to happen. But the proportion couldn't be guessed even by generous estimates. Rs 36,000 crores or $8 billion scam! Whoa. And this in a country where 400 million live below the official poverty line or simply put, in sub-human conditions. But this was only

expected once Suresh Kalmadi was appointed the head of the commonwealth games Organizing Committee. After all, he has a string of achievements to his credit. Some of which include charges of land grab, becoming the chief of Indian Olympics Committee (IOC) using shady means and using the same to stay in that position ever since, siphoning off public funds and many more.

Commonwealth Games Scam List - A Ready Reckoner Liquid Soap Dispensers rented for Rs 9,379 a piece or $206! I bet it cleanses the bacteria for ever for this kind of money. Operating Expenses escalating from Rs 399 crore in December 2002 to Rs 1,628 crore finally. Medical equipment including tread mills have been bought or rented at 6-7 times their original price. Way to go! Allegations that funds meant for India's most deprived sections - the SC/ST - have been diverted to the games funds. Stealing from the poor to fund the elite's luxuries?

Construction so fragile, it falls before completion

The commonwealth games 2010 related infrastructure projects have left India's capital city, New Delhi, resembling a war zone. Practically all roads are dug up, cables lying all around, people jumping over little rocks as the pavements resemble Moon like craters. With more than 50,000 crore rupees already pumped in one would have expected at least decent output. Alas, it is naive to be a dreamer in India.

Consider this: The newly built shooting range at the Siri Fort area collapsed after one heavy shower The foot over bridge adjacent to the main venue of the Commonwealth Games collapsed while being erected, injuring 27 workers who were dumped into a tow away truck to a municipal hospital and dished out a compensation of measly Rs 50,000 ($1097) for broken skulls and multiple fractures. Many of the games venues leaked during the monsoon and roofs of some collapsed.

The Commonwealth Games village, the place where athletes from participating countries will be put up is infested with dog poo, snakes, clogged toilets, and unfinished work. Fancy bill boards have erected all over the city to hide the piles of garbage, slums that are a trademark sight in any major city in India. The government has declined to disclose details of follow-up action on the Shunglu committee report on large scale financial and managerial irregularities in Commonwealth Games related projects.

Replying to an RTI query, the Prime Minister's Office cited an exemption clause of the transparency act and denied details of correspondence with different ministries and departments on the Shunglu panel reports.

The PMO said that correspondence relating to the matter is the subject of a group of ministers (GoM) which is to look into issues relating to the reports of the high-level committee and consider the views expressed on its findings and recommendations by the concerned ministries/departments/ governments.

"As such the correspondence constitutes papers for the group of ministers. In terms of rule 6 (4) of the government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, a group of ministers is an ad hoc committee of the Cabinet.

"As such, the information sought is exempt from disclosure in terms of Section 8 (1) (i) of the Right to Information Act, 2005," the PMO said in reply to an RTI query filed by PTI.

It was asked to give details of action being taken on Shunglu committee reports and provide copies of all correspondences from PMO with concerned ministries and departments including their replies.

The Section bars disclosure of "cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers, Secretaries and other officers" provided that the decisions of Council of Ministers, the reasons thereof, and the material on the basis of which the decisions were taken shall be made public after the decision has been taken, and the matter is complete, or over. 9786534324