No witch-hunting if BJP comes to power, says Harsh Vardhan
6 Nov 2013 6:20 AM IST
Vardhan said he would invest his energy in implementing his vision of a modern city rather than going into the past and probing the ‘scams’ for which people are set to throw out the ‘corrupt government’.
‘My mind is very clearly set on what I have to do for the future of the city. What will we do with all these scams because if we keep going into all that, ultimately you lose direction? I want to do positive things,’ Vardhan said.
Earlier, Goel had announced that all major cases of alleged graft and financial bungling during Dikshit’s rule, including CWG scam will be probed, if BJP returns to power. He had even said that an Accountability Commission would be appointed to probe various alleged scams.
‘I don’t want go into the past. My vision is very clear. I will have to focus on the development of the city, attending to the problems of the people who have been suffering so much. I will focus my energy in applying modern ideas and knowledge to make Delhi a better city,’ Vardhan said, making it clear there will be no witch-hunt.
Coming down hard on Dikshit on alleged scams, he mentioned the multi-crore transport scam, financial bunglings in hosting of the CWG and scam in privatisation of power distribution.
‘I read each and every line of the Shunglu committee report. It directly or indirectly mentions the role of the government and chief minister in particular,’ said Vardhan. The CAG, Shunglu Committee and CVC had found alleged financial irregularities in number of CWG projects implemented by Delhi Government. The Shunglu Committee had found alleged procedural violations even by Dikshit in executing certain projects related to the Games.
The Delhi government, however, had strongly rejected the findings. Vardhan also alleged that a ‘massive scam’ had taken place in 2003, when distribution of electricity supply was privatised. He said following a CAG report, the matter was probed by then Public Accounts Committee, headed by Congress MLA SC Vats, which in its report had estimated that the scam was worth around Rs 12,500 crore. ‘You see the recent transport scam. Who brought that scam out? It was the officers and bureaucracy in the department. They all said the decisions were taken by the cabinet. But I don’t want to go into the past,’ said Vardhan.
‘My mind is very clearly set on what I have to do for the future of the city. What will we do with all these scams because if we keep going into all that, ultimately you lose direction? I want to do positive things,’ Vardhan said.
Earlier, Goel had announced that all major cases of alleged graft and financial bungling during Dikshit’s rule, including CWG scam will be probed, if BJP returns to power. He had even said that an Accountability Commission would be appointed to probe various alleged scams.
‘I don’t want go into the past. My vision is very clear. I will have to focus on the development of the city, attending to the problems of the people who have been suffering so much. I will focus my energy in applying modern ideas and knowledge to make Delhi a better city,’ Vardhan said, making it clear there will be no witch-hunt.
Coming down hard on Dikshit on alleged scams, he mentioned the multi-crore transport scam, financial bunglings in hosting of the CWG and scam in privatisation of power distribution.
‘I read each and every line of the Shunglu committee report. It directly or indirectly mentions the role of the government and chief minister in particular,’ said Vardhan. The CAG, Shunglu Committee and CVC had found alleged financial irregularities in number of CWG projects implemented by Delhi Government. The Shunglu Committee had found alleged procedural violations even by Dikshit in executing certain projects related to the Games.
The Delhi government, however, had strongly rejected the findings. Vardhan also alleged that a ‘massive scam’ had taken place in 2003, when distribution of electricity supply was privatised. He said following a CAG report, the matter was probed by then Public Accounts Committee, headed by Congress MLA SC Vats, which in its report had estimated that the scam was worth around Rs 12,500 crore. ‘You see the recent transport scam. Who brought that scam out? It was the officers and bureaucracy in the department. They all said the decisions were taken by the cabinet. But I don’t want to go into the past,’ said Vardhan.
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