P.M’s step today to appoint Mr. Shunglu a former CAG to investigate corruption in Common Wealth Games is nothing but eyewash. This is aimed at creating confusions and delaying the probe. There are at least four regular agencies to probe the matter. I fail to comprehend how better the former CAG will be able to get to the bottom. The practical difficulty is availability of evidences, documents and incriminating materials which will have to be shifted, shuttled and shared among CBI, CAG, CVC, ED, IT, and now Mr.Shunglu the Ex-CAG.

The overlapping functions will only impede the probe.

 The right and sincere course would be to render all support to the CAG who is not only expert in but also constitutionally empowered to audit the entire transactions. On the basis of the CAG reports the CBI be given go ahead to bring the criminal investigation to completion. This scheme has succeeded in respect of the ill-famed Fodder Scam in Bihar.

 Therefore a parallel investigation by Shunglu Panel should be dismantled if the PM is really serious about exposing the corrupt beneficiaries.