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INDIAN PM APPEALS COMMONWEALTH GAMES ORGANISERS TO ENSURE SUCCESS

NEW DELHI, Sept 24 (NNN-PTI) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed all those involved in Commonwealth Games preparations that everything should be done to ensure success of the mega sporting event, Minister of State in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan said Friday.

A day after Singh took stock of the preparedness with union ministers and others involved, Chavan said there was a concern over pull-out threats and hoped that everything would go well.

"With only a few days left, the Prime Minister took personal initiative saying that no stone should be left unturned to see that we successfully conduct the Games," the minister said.

Singh held a meeting with Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy, Sports Minister MS Gill, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna yesterday to review the preparedness of the Commonwealth Games.

Amid questions over Commonwealth Games preparations, Sports Minister M S Gill Friday wanted to apprise the Cabinet about it but was disallowed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Gill, who had come with a file, sought the permission at the fag end of the meeting to give a presentation on the preparations for the mega sporting event that will take place here from October 3 to 14, sources said.

Singh, however, disallowed him, saying it was unnecessary as the issue had been discussed last evening at his meeting with Gill, Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy, Delhi Lt Governor Tajendra Khanna and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, they said.

Amid intense criticism over CWG, the Prime Minister yesterday took stock of the situation, enquiring about various aspects of the preparations and directing that everything should be done to ensure the successful games.