The Delhi Cricket Body reacts to the AAP allegations on massive corruption.
Here are the highlights of the presser:- Want to clear that we don't want to hide anything
- One allegation is that we gave the contract to EPIL for 27 crore, that was for ground floor only
- But after 3 stories were built because were told that capacity was quite less
- We wanted the capacity to go upto 40000-45000
- So the cost went upto 57 crore and 20 lakhs
- But this amount is spent only on civil work. A stadium alone cannot be built on that.
- This was just the blueprint, therefore the total cost rose to 114 crores
- Mumbai Kerala Chennai stadiums have been built in around Rs 300 crore, which is very high
- Therefore our 114 crore in comparison to others is very little
- So as you can see, everything was done as frugally as possible
- Therefore we deny the charge of misuse of funds
- We are not trying to 'save' anyone
- The former DDCA president, don't want to take his name, we relieved him as well, the matter is in court
- We want transparency and complaints to be addressed as soon as they come up
- I have been made working President. We are slowly taking action so that there are no corruption complaints
- When I came to Delhi , the population was 28 lakhs. Now it is 1.5 to 2 crore.
- AAP itself is showing a DDCA inquiry fact finding committee report
- The charge of siphoning money will be legally probed and the guilty will be brought to book
- Arun Jaitley left because he was being given very important responsibility by the party as general elections were round the corner
- We wanted him to continue, but he said the responsibility was too much and as such
- He was President for 13 years. He does not interfere in day to day working of DDCA
- This stadium was in poor condition. Because of his efforts, we have got a beautiful stadium