Delhi govt rejects Shunglu charges point-by-point

New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) The Delhi Government Wednesday in
its final report rejected all allegations made by the Shunglu
Committee of bunglings in the Commonwealth Games projects.
Directed by the Home Ministry to make its submission
within stipulated time on the allegations by the Shunglu
committee, Delhi Cabinet Wednesday approved its final
response, rejecting point-by-point the charges of the
PM-appointed panel.
The over 1,000 page report, prepared by a three-member
committee of top officials, gives paragraph-wise response of
the observation made by the Shunglu panel while trashing all
its findings, arguing that they were based on "presumptions"
and "assumptions".
"The Cabinet has approved the report prepared by the
three-member committee. We are giving paragraph-wise response
to the Shunglu Committee's findings. It will be sent to the
Home Ministry in the next two-three days," Chief Minister
Sheila Dikshit said after the Cabinet meeting.
The Home Ministry late last month had sent the report of
the Shunglu Committee to Delhi Government, asking it to file a
detailed response to the findings within a month.
Asked about allegations made against her by the panel,
she refused to give a direct reply but said, "It is a reply by
the government and I belong to government."
Officials said the Government has rejected the whole
report as it is based on "presumptions" and "assumptions"
without verification of the facts.
Dikshit said the response from Municipal Corporation of
Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Muncipal Council (NDMC) against whom
the Shunglu panel had also levelled allegations will be sent
along with the government's response to the Home Ministry.