With the Commonwealth Games (CWG) over, Suresh Kalmadi and others involved in organising it now face a series of investigations for the Games fracas. Even Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit is not being spared. The government is instituting multiple inquiries into the Games-related financial irregularities and misutilisation of the government funds.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and prime minister Manmohan Singh are aligned on the need of the probes to enforce accountability for the corruption and mishandling during the run-up to the Games. With the media and Delhiites calmoouring for action against those repsonsible for the CWG muck, the government doesn't seem too keen neither is it in a position to sweep things under the carpet.

Congress sources say that Gandhi is insistent on a thorough probe into all allegations made against the organising committee and other agencies.

An officcial at the Prime Minister's office (PMO) said a comprehensive probe is being considered as the prime minister is equally concerned. Agencies to be involved in probing various aspects of the irregularities will be identified and announced within three or four days, he said.

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had instituted probes even before the Games began while the government is examining which other agencies should be entrusted with further investigations into the complaints, the source said.

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Parl probe report coming in December

Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) had already prepared a report on the Games but its chairman and BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi had put it on the hold as he felt nothing should be done at the stage of preparations lest the Games get derailed bringing India a bad name. The Games over, the PAC report may be the first to arraign the organisers when it is tabled in Parliament at the start of the winter session in December. Another Parliamentary committee is also seized of the matter.

The first from the government to speak on the issue, external affairs minister S M Krishna said,"Success of Games is one side of the story but natural corollary will be followed. Government has already said this and Government will follow it up."

Cong for inquiry, wants guilty booked

Congress has also called for an inquiry, with party spokesperson Manish Tiwari stating that "anyone allegedly mishandling of government funds has to be brought to book."

"Obviously huge public money was spent in organising the event and such expenditures always undergo the audit process. We expect the government agencies and constitutional and statutory bodies will perform their responsibility to deliver the verdict, satisfactory to the nation," Tiwari affirmed at the AICC Press briefing on Friday.

"Our party is not in the business of giving or not giving clean chit to anybody," Tiwari shot back upon being asked if the reported success of the Games will earn Kalmadi a clean-chit. The party's stand has always been that those mishandling the public money should not be spared, he said.

He said there were many aspects of the Games to be considered. One was the irregularities and delays. "All the same, I want to put on record that the party is satisfied with the successful and secure conduct of the games and it congratulates all those players who bagged medals for the country. Because of their efforts, India finished second in the game with its 100 plus tally of medals," he added.

Public jury out, says BJP

BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar said, however, said, "The public jury is already out from the way spectators cheered every player and every artist at the closing ceremony Thursday night, but jeered Kalmadi and company."

"It only showed the anger and mood of the nation and we will now wait and wathc for what actions the government takes as both the prime minister and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi have gone on record saying that nobody will be spared," he said.

"We will wait for three-four days for the government action, though we are ready with our own investigations. We will pursue the issues of corruption, delay and mismanagement," Javadekar affirmed while talking to reporters at the BJP headquarters here.