New Delhi:
Rebutting concerns of the Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennel, Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi said all the venues will be ready on time.
"We have a vast number of professionals who are experienced in conducting world-class events," Kalmadi said.
Miffed with the capital's tardy preparation for the CGF chief Fennel sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to put things in order.
With barely a year to go for the October 3-14 event, Fennell had shot a letter to the Organising Committee of Delhi Games, saying he has asked Kalmadi to arrange next month a meeting with the Prime Minister.
In response to this Kalmadi said he would be happy to take Fennell to India Prime Minister.
Earlier in the day, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had said that arrangements are on schedule for the Commonwealth Games that are 13 months away, but she admitted that the government was nervous.
She brushed aside the CAG report that said the games projects were hopelessly behind schedule, saying the report was eight months old.
"That must be about 8 months old. Obviously we can't complete projects one year back. We will complete the projects, but we are nervous," the chief minister said.
The Delhi government has to report to the home ministry on the progress on Tuesday.
On the ongoing controversy over her government's move to rein in the MCD, Sheila said, "Don't want to take away the rights of MCD, but duality makes work suffer."
"We have a vast number of professionals who are experienced in conducting world-class events," Kalmadi said.
Miffed with the capital's tardy preparation for the CGF chief Fennel sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to put things in order.
With barely a year to go for the October 3-14 event, Fennell had shot a letter to the Organising Committee of Delhi Games, saying he has asked Kalmadi to arrange next month a meeting with the Prime Minister.
In response to this Kalmadi said he would be happy to take Fennell to India Prime Minister.
Earlier in the day, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had said that arrangements are on schedule for the Commonwealth Games that are 13 months away, but she admitted that the government was nervous.
She brushed aside the CAG report that said the games projects were hopelessly behind schedule, saying the report was eight months old.
"That must be about 8 months old. Obviously we can't complete projects one year back. We will complete the projects, but we are nervous," the chief minister said.
The Delhi government has to report to the home ministry on the progress on Tuesday.
On the ongoing controversy over her government's move to rein in the MCD, Sheila said, "Don't want to take away the rights of MCD, but duality makes work suffer."
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