Suresh Kalmadi has been sacked as the Chairman of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee with immediate effect. Kalmadi was asked to hand over charge to CEO Jarnail Singh on Monday by Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken.
Lalit Bhanot has also been removed as Secretary General of the Organising Committee with immediate effect.
The decision to remove Kalmadi and Bhanot was taken by the Union Sports
Minister in the interest of impartial investigation into the alleged cases of corruption related to Commonwealth Games.
Suresh Kalmadi has been sacked as the Chairman of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee with immediate effect. Kalmadi was asked to hand over charge to CEO Jarnail Singh on Monday by Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken.
Lalit Bhanot has also been removed as Secretary General of the Organising Committee with immediate effect.
The decision to remove Kalmadi and Bhanot was taken by the Union Sports
Minister in the interest of impartial investigation into the alleged cases of corruption related to Commonwealth Games.
Maken said that legal advice was sought from the Attorney General before taking the decision of sacking Kalmadi and Bhanot.
“In the light of the concerns expressed by the CBI and in the interest of impartial and unhindered investigations, it has been decided to remove Kalmadi from the position of the Chairman of the Organising Committee and the position of Chairman, Executive Board of the organising, CWG, with immediate effect", Maken said.
With inputs from PTI,ibnlive
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