Click to play videoNew Delhi: The NDA government led by Atal Behari Vajpayee was in power when India's bid for the Commonwealth Games was accepted and the present Prime Minister's Office had no hand in the decision to appoint Suresh Kalmadi, according to the PMO sources.
Sources in the PMO have said that the NDA had signed the agreement with the CWG Federation in 2003 and the agreement said that the Indian Olympics Association President will be the CWG Organising Committee Chief.
Meanwhile, Sports Minister Ajay Maken briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the CAG report. Sources say that Maken will intervene in the discussion soon with the Government maintaining that it was NDA government's decision to stick to Kalmadi. He will make a suo moto statement at 2 PM in the Lok Sabha.
Earlier, the CAG report on the CWG Scam blamed the PMO for the appointment of Kalmadi as the CWG chief.
Questions have been raised against the PMO for overlooking concerns raised by former sports ministers Mani Shankar Aiyar and Sunil Dutt against Kalmadi.
CAG sources had said that intentional delays caused by Kalmadi led to high expenses.
The CAG report also indicted the Delhi government agencies for excessive spending in the beautification of the city.
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