Chennai, August 15: Following allegations that the Commonwealth Games had become a cesspool of corruption, the BJP today demanded a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee and said it would insist on it in Parliament tomorrow.
“The need of the hour is for an enquiry by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). A simple denial by the government will not suffice. The good name of the country has to be kept. We will insist on a JPC inquiry in Parliament tomorrow,” BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu said.
The whole country is disgusted with corruption charges being levelled at some office bearers of CWG, he said, adding that “the Commonwealth Games has been converted into individual wealth games by some people.”
To a question on caste census, he said there is nothing wrong about it. “Caste is a reality (in India) and officials are only collecting relevant information,” he said.
–Agencies