Concerned over controversies surrounding the Commonwealth Games, Congress top brass including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi met in New Delhi on Friday to discuss a mechanism to supervise the event in the wake of corruption charges.

With the Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi in the eye of a storm following allegations, various options including setting up an oversight panel to steer the games without any further row was discussed in the meeting.

With the Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi in the eye of a storm following allegations, various options including setting up an oversight panel to steer the games without any further row was discussed in the meeting.
Any decision would be taken by the Government after discussions with Sports Minister M S Gill because of constraints like very short time left for the games beginning 3rd October.
During the discussion in Parliament on the Games this week, there were suggestions that the Government should appoint a high level committee on the lines of the 1982 Asian Games which was headed by the late Rajiv Gandhi with the then Sports Minister Buta Singh under him with other officials in it.
But the Sports Minister had turned down the idea.
The BJP on Friday gave notice that it would demand suspension of Question Hour in both Houses of Parliament on Monday and press for a statement from the Prime Minister on the issue.
“The issue of irregularities in Commonwealth Games has come up in Parliament several times, yet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi are silent. They are neither ready to speak on the issue nor take any action against those responsible,” Deputy Leader of BJP in Lok Sabha Gopinath Munde said
The main Opposition will give notices in both Houses of Parliament on Monday to demand suspension of Question Hour and also a statement from the Prime Minister.
“We want the Prime Minister to clarify what action he will take against those responsible for the financial irregularities. All limits of propriety have been crossed in the Games preparations,” Munde said.
Discussions have already been held in both Houses of Parliament earlier this week on discrepancies in the Games preparations.
The Opposition had attacked the Games Organising Committee, Sports Ministry and the Delhi Government for exorbitant costs and delay in projects.
BJP and other parties had also demanded the ouster of the head of Organising Committee Chief Suresh Kalmadi.