Congress leaves Suresh Kalmadi to fend for himself

Congress today left a beleaguered Suresh Kalmadi to fend for himself in the wake of the CBI raids on the residence of the party MP over allegations of bungling in the conduct of the Commonwealth Games.

"The party and the government has no connection with it. Law is equal for all. There is no question of backing anybody", party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi told reporters.

He said this when asked by reporters whether like DMK backing former telecom minister A Raja in the wake of raids in the second generation mobile spectrum scam the Congress stands by the chairman of the Organising Committee of the Games.

"CBI is independent. It is taking action..... A legal, judicial criminal process is going on. Let us not interfere. The Congress and the adminstration does not interfere in the process", he said.

Singhvi utilised the occasion to target BJP alleging that its only action in connection with wrongdoings of its leaders was "inaction".

The Congress's reaction came hours after CBI raided Kalmadi's house and and questioned him for eight hours.