"The Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) has himself intervened decisively," Gandhi said. "I trust that as soon as the games are over, the government will look into the allegations of malpractice and spare no one found to be involved in them." Gandhi's statement came as Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell assessed the progress of various projects and met government officials to discuss security and logistic issues during a visit to the Indian capital.
"The prestige of the nation is involved. This is the time for all of us to come together and ensure the games' success," Gandhi added.
Last week Singh appointed a group of ministers to supervise preparations and monitor progress on a weekly basis after reports of continuous delays in games-related projects and corruption charges.
The games' organizing committee is headed by Suresh Kalmadi, a lawmaker representing the Congress party. The committee has faced charges of overspending and not following due procedures in handing out contracts.
There has been growing concern over the desertion of commercial partners from the games. The official merchandiser withdrew earlier this month, while two main sponsors of Indian public sector undertakings were reported to have withdrawn.
The National Thermal Power Corporation and the Power Grid Corporation of India have backed out of commitments of 200 million rupees ($4 million) and 100 million rupees ($2 million) respectively.
