CWG mess: Tainted Lalli deflects blame

National Broadcaster Prasar Bharti Chief BS Lalli, who is facing allegations of favouring a dubious 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games broadcast deal with SIS Live, on Monday ducked direct questions and deflected blame nearby corruption that has covered the deal.

Giving a clean chit to SIS Live deal, which executed Rs 246 crore contract for broadcasting the rights of Common wealth Games, Lalli said that the selection of the company was made with the approval of Information and Broadcast ministry and that there was no change made in any clause after the final contract was permitted by the capable authorities.

Fresh papers with Times Now proved that Lalli ignored important advice on changing the broadcast contract with SIS Live. According to documents accessed by Times Now, there was a change in the termination clause after it was awarded to the benefit private party. It remained unclear as to why BS Lalli defied the advice of the finance department.

After the modify was made in the contract after UK-based SIS Live endangered the government of India at the last instant. The change in the contract reportedly allowed SIS Live to keep equipment even if it walked out of its obligations. The clause also ensured that 60 percent advance payment will be made ahead of the Games, instead of 40 percent mentioned before.