Sheila Dikshit prefers to keep mum on Suresh Kalmadi's arrest

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit today refused to react on the arrest of sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi by CBI in connection with irregularities in awarding contract during the Commonwealth Games.

The chief minister chose not to respond when asked about Kalmadi's arrest.

Kalmadi was arrested by CBI for allegedly awarding a contract for the Commonwealth Games to a Swiss company at an inflated rate of Rs141 crore in a "pre-meditated" manner.

Immediately after conclusion of the Games last October, Dikshit had said the "suspicion" of corruption in the Commonwealth Games was on the organising committee headed by Kalmadi.

Dikshit had said that  corruption could have taken place in the activities undertaken by the organising committee to which the Central government had given loans to the tune of Rs1,600 crore.

Later Kalmadi, pointing an accusing finger at Dikshit, had said all those involved in preparation of the event should be summoned by CBI.