ICWA was mismanaged, says Jagmohan

ICWA was mismanaged, says Jagmohan
UNITED NEWS OF INDIA

NEW DELHI, SEPT 3: Urban Development Minister Jagmohan on Sunday dismissed the allegations made by Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) president Harcharan Singh Josh about the Government's takeover of Sapru House and said the standing committee of Parliament had unanimously recommended the takeover of ICWA because of mismanagement.

Josh had on Saturday alleged that ICWA was being taken over because it was a "Congress-run institution and the Government wanted to plant a saffron flag on it".

"The standing committee of parliament, attached to the Ministry of External Affairs, had unanimously recommended the takeover of ICWA on account of mismanagement," a statement issued here said.

The standing committee included senior MPs from all political parties. Among them were former prime minister I K Gujral, former Union ministers Dr Karan Singh and Natwar Singh. Nilotpal Basu of the CPM had also met Jagmohan and urged him to immediately take over the ICWA. Even the employees of the ICWA had been requesting for the takeover, the statement added.