SPORT GILL 2 LAST

As the showdown between the two parties intensifies,
Sports Minister Gill had stepped in to broker peace and has
already had a meeting with Kalmadi before the OC chairman left
for London for the QBR.

The top brass of the CGF as well as the OC will be in
London for the QBR scheduled for October 29-30. This will give
Gill the opportunity to interact with Fennell and get his
views on the tussle that has been going on for some time.
"Whatever has happened is not right and shouldn't have
happened. I am going to London for the Queen's Baton Relay on
October 29 and there I will meet Commonwealth Games Federation
chief Mike Fennell and Kalmadi. I will talk to them and try to
resolve the matter. I will listen to both the sides," Gill had
said.
Wary of further slippages in the capital's preparations,
the CGF, at its Executive Committee meeting here on October
12, had decided to form an independent monitoring panel to
oversee the progress of work so that the deadlines are met.
However, that proposal was met with stiff opposition with
a miffed CWG OC rejecting it outright. The OC also set the
stage for a showdown with the CGF demanding the transfer of
its CEO Hopper who has been camping here for the past two
years.
Fennell rejected Hooper's transfer besides also making it
clear that the monitoring panel will not be scrapped. He
bluntly told the CWG Organising Committee to focus on the work
at hand instead of calling for somebody's head. PTI MRM
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