- LATEST
- WEBSTORY
- TRENDING
INDIA
Commonwealth Games cost shot up by 1500% , work may not be over in time: BJP
BJP general secretary Vijay Goel said that when the NDA government won the right to hold the Games, the budget was Rs132 crore but now it is Rs87,000 crore.
Updated : Jul 24, 2010, 10:19 PM IST
TRENDING NOW
)
AR Rahman, Saira Banu's daughter Raheema opens up on parents' divorce being linked to Mohini Dey: 'Always remember...'
)
Riddhima Kapoor Sahni reveals Rishi Kapoor's last two wishes: 'He wanted to see Ranbir Kapoor getting...'
)
Sana Khan, former Bigg Boss contestant, actress announces 2nd pregnancy with Anas Saiyad: 'Only Allah has power to..'
)
'Good to be back': After breaking up with Malaika Arora, Arjun Kapoor reunites with his 'partner-in-crime after ages'
)
'Your dance lightens up...': Little girl's dance on 'Tere Bina na Guzara E' steals hearts online, WATCH viral video
)
Amid divorce rumours with Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan tells Amitabh Bachchan: 'I hope people don't...'
)
This Pakistani Influencer's private video leaked online, days after Minahil Malik and Insha Rehman's clips
)
After breakup with Malaika Arora, Arjun Kapoor dedicates his new tattoo to this special person in his life
)
32-year-old superstar forcibly kissed 15-year-old co-star; left her traumatised, crying; later laughed about it saying..
)
Shillong Teer Results TODAY November 22, 2024 Live Updates: Check winning numbers here
)
Amid Aishwarya Rai-Abhishek Bachchan divorce rumours, Jaya Bachchan says 'not my daughter' in viral video
)
Telecom rules to change from January 1, Mukesh Ambani's Jio, Airtel, Vi, BSNL will be affected due to...
)
Gandii Baat, XXX actress Aabha Paul sets Instagram on fire with hot photos
)
Meet Mathira Khan, Pakistani influencer whose private video leaked after Minahil Malik, Imsha Rehman
)
Shweta Tiwari's wedding photos with Bigg Boss 13 contestant Vishal Aditya Singh go viral, here's the truth behind them
The BJP today accused the authorities of inflating the cost of Commonwealth Games by 1500% and expressed fears that construction work related to the event may not be completed on time.
"The cost of the Games has astronomically shot up by 1500% from the initial assessment. This is a matter of serious economic irregularity. While in 2002 Manchester Games $14.63 million were spent, in CWG 2006 at Melbourne it was $1 billion, but in CWG 2010, it would be 18 times more," BJP general secretary Vijay Goel said.
The BJP leader maintained that when the NDA government won the right to hold the Games, the budget was Rs132 crore but now it is Rs87,000 crore. "It is a tragedy that in the name of speedy construction, many procedural requirements have been blatantly violated in tenders and bidding," he said.
Expressing concern at the "slow" speed of work, Goel asked prime minister Manmohan Singh to ensure that the projects are completed on a "war footing".
He further alleged that despite Singh's intervention and appointment of many officials to supervise the Games preparations, the situation had not improved.
"The successful start and completion of the Games seems to be a far cry... We are moving very slow and in a slipshod manner... It is an ultra alarming situation. Only a miracle can bring about in-time readiness of the infrastructure," Goel said.
He alleged that though only 70 days were left for the Games to begin, the differences between the Union sports ministry, the Organising Committee headed by Suresh Kalmadi and the Delhi government relating to the forthcoming event had not been resolved.
Goel said the construction work was not being undertaken in a planned manner as was visible from "excavations" going on across Delhi. "The whole city still lies totally dug-up," he said. He alleged that a lot of money was being wasted in such unplanned digging and "inexplicable expenditures".
