Dear Dr Manmohan Singh,
"BJP seeks JPC probe" is the hot issue now in the matter of corruption in CWG as also in Adarsh Society Scam (http://xrl.us/bh6f6j).
It was the hot issue in the matter of Phone Tapping (http://xrl.us/bh6f6h) some time back.
It was also the hot issue in the matter of IPL (http://xrl.us/bh6f6w).
While in the CWG Scam, so far, you have not indicated anything on accepting the demand of main Opposition BJP for JPC probe but, considering the dire need and justified hue & cry by the entire nation, the issue would be taken up strongly leading to avoidable disruption in the proceeding in the Parliament causing loss of working hours of the Parliament and wastage of public money achieving little tangible.
Earlier, in recent past, on Phone Tapping & IPL issues, you flatly refused JPC probe in an unreasoned and unjustified manner. That is nothing but outrageous decision reflecting autocratic, high-handed and arrogant working abusing majority by the ruling coalition with you as PM.
Dear Dr Singh, this is no way of running the country, Prime Minister cannot be allowed such unbridled discretionary power and there has to be a system in place to tackle such issues in a better manner.
Please involve all the major political parties, other stake-holder, seek views from the citizens by giving them reasonable / reasonable opportunity and then firm up the possible items / expected eventualities under which the Govt is obliged to order JPC probe even without asking for it by the Opposition.
Please be pragmatic, learn from the past and take some sensible policy decisions on such larger public issues affecting the entire country and affecting our lives.
Regards,
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BJP seeks JPC probe
November 01, 2010 7:08:27 PM
Pioneer news service | New Delhi
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday sought a joint parliamentary panel probe into massive corruption in preparation and conduct of the Commonwealth Games and called for fixing accountability on those who cleared the projects and sanctioned fund allocations overlooking the serious discrepancies and exorbitant cost escalations.
Describing corruption in conduct of the Games as "loot" of public fund, BJP president Nitin Gadkari said people of India have a solemn constitutional right to know who the real culprits of this national shame are.
Demanding setting up of a Joint Parliamentary Committee at the earliest to probe into this monumental scam, Gadkari said the terms of reference of the proposed JPC, among other things, should include devising a foolproof mechanism to ensure complete transparency in hosting a corruption-free and scandal-free international sporting event in future.
"The truth must prevail and shall prevail only if a comprehensive inquiry in the public domain is held and that is possible only through a joint parliamentary probe," he said.
"I hope and I am confident that the Prime Minister will consider our demand for a JPC probe. We will also raise this issue in both the Houses of Parliament in the forthcoming session," he said.
Addressing a Press conference here, Gadkari targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his entire Cabinet, alleging that the Prime Minister himself sanctioned advances to Organising Committee head Suresh Kalmadi.
"Are you not directly responsible for all this mess? Is the whole Cabinet not responsible for CWG chaos and corruption?" Gadkari said, raising questions for the Prime Minister.
Alleging that that the Union Cabinet did not try to verify the reasons behind the escalating costs, Gadkari said, "All types of increase in estimates were approved by the Cabinet sub-committee and the PMO. Before approving (the inflated costs), why they did not verify," Gadkari asked.
"His (Kalmadi's) credentials are known to the country. What Suresh Kalmadi is and what he has done is known to everybody in the Congress party. Has the Prime Minister released these advances on his advice? And before releasing these advances why did he not follow the rules?" Gadkari demanded to know.
He also sought to bring Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in the line of fire, saying as members of the Organising Committee they were also accountable.
Claiming to have documentary evidence, Gadkari said, "The first advances released to Suresh Kalmadi were by the Prime Minister. He has signed it. Why? and why was there no control over it?"
Referring to the inquires by former CAG VK Shunglu and Government agencies like the Enforcement Directorate, the CVC, the CAG, the CBI, the Revenue Intelligence and other outfits, Gadkari said the BJP strongly believed that all these inquiries and investigations must be expedited to reach some logical conclusions at the earliest, so that the guilty could be punished without any further delay.
"In view of the multiplicity of the agencies involved in this task, we demand that a high-power coordination committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary should be set up to ensure an effective and concerted effort to unearth the scandals,' he said.
"All these investigations must reveal the extent and magnitude of corruption in different deals and the role of the agencies involved therein for which those found guilty must be taken to task as per the law of the land," he said.
Asserting that it was high time to expose nexus between the partners in the Commonwealth Games loot and those providing them political patronage by condoning this mess, Gadkari said, "I strongly feel that there is an urgent need to pinpoint accountability on those who cleared these projects and sanctioned funds from time to time overlooking the serious discrepancies in the project reports and the unreasonable exorbitant cost escalations."
The BJP president dubbed the ongoing probes as "an eyewash and said these are focused only at the administrative level. " I don't think those investigating can probe the Ministry-level involvement. What is going on is an eyewash."
"They only indulged in corruption. They only spoke against it. And now they are putting on an act of taking action against it. And then of hiding the facts. I think this is all drama," he added.
Asked if the BJP would take action against any of his party members found guilty in the scam, Gadkari said, "Action should be taken against whoever is involved.... I have already said anybody - inside or outside the party - if found guilty, strict action should be taken against them."
Gadkari also distanced himself from party member Sudhanshu Mittal and Harish Sharma, at whose offices the Income Tax department had conducted raids in connection with the CWG contracts.
"What Sudhanshu? Who Sudhanshu Mittal? I don't know him. We are not concerned with them. Government should take action," Gadkari said.
The senior BJP leader said none of the party members who were part of the CWG Organising Committee were involved in the scam.
"Vijay Goel was a member but when he raised his voice, he was thrown out...VK Malhotra gave several dissenting notes and wrote letters.... He did not take even one rupee... The Organising Committee was like a one-man army," Gadkari said.
He maintained that if the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, where the BJP has a majority, is guilty of corruption, action should be taken against its members.
Gadkari raised questions about the huge increase in the budget allocated for the Games, which was billed at Rs 2,000 crore in 2003, but went up to Rs 70,000 crore in 2010.
"There was great, great, great corruption in building of stadiums," he alleged.
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