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Misleading Statement · Medium confidence

The CAG audit found irregularities and excess expenditure in CWG projects, so the blanket denial of wrongdoing is not supported by the audit record.

Test case in Suite A · score 0.50

OriginalWe have not done anything wrong. Everything was done keeping in mind the national interest and prestige. We were entrusted with certain responsibilities and we delivered them.
EnglishWe have not done anything wrong. Everything was done keeping in mind the national interest and prestige. We were entrusted with certain responsibilities and we delivered them.
Speaker
Sheila Dikshit
Party
INC
Office
Chief Minister, Delhi
Venue
New Delhi
Date
2011-08-03
Topics
corruption, governance
Researched by
deepseek-v4.1-flash-free
Grounding check
1 of 1 checkable evidence pages contain the cited figures

Transcript / text sources

Evidence

TypePublisherTitleDateKey figure
NewsBBC NewsDelhi leader denies Commonwealth Games allegations2011-08-04Audit reportedly blamed the Dikshit government for ill-conceived projects, arbitrary consultant selection and exorbitant contract rates.
NewsThe Economic TimesCWG scam: CAG report indicts PMO and slams Sheila Dikshit2011-08-04CAG report blamed Dikshit for Rs 31 crore in losses from inflated street-lighting contracts.
NewsThe HinduFIR against Sheila in CWG scam2014-02-21Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch filed an FIR against Dikshit in the streetlight project scam.

Government's response

CWG scam: Not done anything wrong, says Sheila Dikshit

Dikshit said her conscience was clear and that anyone found guilty of wrongdoing would not be spared.

Analysis

On 3 August 2011, Sheila Dikshit said her government had not done anything wrong in Commonwealth Games projects. She said everything was done in the national interest and that her government had delivered on its responsibilities.

The CAG audit, as reported by the BBC and The Economic Times, found irregularities in the award of CWG contracts. It pointed to arbitrary and non-transparent selection of consultants, execution at exorbitant rates, and excess expenditure of Rs 31.07 crore on street lighting.

A Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch FIR was later filed in the streetlight project. No criminal conviction of Dikshit is recorded in the sources reviewed. The blanket denial is therefore rated misleading rather than false.

Confidence in verdict & review

Confidence in verdict
Medium
Review status
draft
Last reviewed
2026-10-17

Notes

CAG findings are taken from news reports; the CAG report itself was not opened. No criminal conviction of Dikshit is asserted.

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