Security tightened at Kalmadi's house

The city police have provided additional security at the residence of Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi following protests against him by political parties, who have demanded his resignation in the wake of alleged corruption in the organisation of Commonwealth Games.

Two officials and eight constables have been posted at his residence on Karve road, the police said. Barricades have also been put up on the roads approaching his residence. The police personnel have been jointly provided by the Deccan police and Zone I of the city police.

In the evening, over 250 members of the Shiv Sena took out a morcha towards Kalmadi's residence, but were stopped by the police. The party workers later held demonstrations on Karve road.

Earlier in the day, the BJP held demonstrations against Kalmadi at the Khandojibaba junction in Deccan.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Aba Bagul described the agitations by the BJP and the Shiv Sena as political stunts. Bagul alleged that these parties had tried to stall the development works during the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) held in the city in October 2008.

In another related development, independent corporator Ujjwal Keskar has demanded the chief minister Ashok Chavan to initiate a CID probe into the expenditure worth crores of rupees incurred on city infrastructure projects carried out by the Pune Municipal Corporation during the CYG.