Sports and Youth Affairs Minister M S Gill on Friday said his department was making available all files for scrutiny by the CVC which is probing alleged irregularities related to Commonwealth Games and has maintained transparency. "No blocking of files. Sports Ministry has made available all documents. If CVC raises any question on the basis of any complaint,Sports Ministry would respond to it without delay," Gill told reporters outside Parliament responding to queries on the investigation by Central Vigilance Commission. He said,"My instruction is to keep everything clean and ready. Whatever is asked,provide them.. We are maintaining transparency." The minister said senior officials in his ministry like Joint Secretary or Secretary are authorised to respond to CVC queries. "For the last three years we have maintained this practice that Joint Secretary or Secretary in the ministry would respond to any query from CVC it," Gill said. The Sports Minister also congratulated sportspersons for bringing laurels to the country in the Asia Games. CVC asks ED to probe FEMA violations in CWG projects The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC),probing alleged financial bungling in the Commonwealth Games-related projects,has referred certain cases to the Enforcement Directorate to check whether there was violation of foreign exchange laws. Official sources said that projects like construction of Commonwealth Games Village near Akshardham temple and flyovers,hiring and procurement of medical and fitness equipment and conduct of outdoor publicity campaign by the Organising Committee may come under the ED scanner. They said a decision to hand over cases to ED for a "logical conclusion" was taken recently during a meeting Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas had with senior officials. Sources said the Chief Technical Examination (CTE) wing of the Commission,which has scrutinised all the documents related to bidding and grant of tender worth crore of rupees to various firms,has found substantive evidence that these private companies might have routed money through illegal means and bypassing laws. They said the Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) of government agencies like Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD),New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC),Public Works Department (PWD) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) have been specifically directed to pursue all matters related to violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) with the ED. A CVC team has seized documents from the Games OC office here to avoid any tampering of evidence. "There has been some cases where the Commission has noticed alleged violations of forex laws. We will be giving those cases to ED for interrogation and report,"a CVC official said requesting anonymity. Sources in the anti-corruption watchdog said that the officials working in its "special cell" - exclusively made to deal with cases of Games corruption - will meet ED officials early next month in this regard.
