Friday, August 13, 2010

the underbelly of delhi

12000crores being spent on the common wealth games? Did I hear right? In a country where between 30 to 40% earn less than $2 a day. And what do we get for it? I am told prestige.
Of course prestige is priceless, but only if we have something to be proud about.

If we spend 12000 crores and create ugly non functional monstrosities, and do not win a single medal, will that still be prestigious?And who is paying for this anyway? and who gets the so called prestige? the politicians? the sports officials? In any case the politicians are the sports officials , and get not only the prestige but also, as i understand, most of the money.

Then someone told me that Delhi in the process will get some world class infrastructure. Now, I have been in and out of Delhi for quite a few years now, and happen to believe that Delhi relatively speaking has the best infrastructure in the country..be it the broad roads, a swanky airport, a metro system that compares favourably with any that I have used anywhere in the world. So why take money from the rest of the country which is literally crying for some decent infrastructure spend and create more in Delhi? Just so that our worthy netas can feel proud? And get richer?

Any why are our regional Netas not crying hoarse at this daylight robbery to feed Delhis underbelly? Do they get to share in the prestige and the loot too?

2 comments:

Purba said...

Delhi is CWG ravaged. Try driving on a weekday, you will be tearing your hair out in frustration.

Btw isn't CW the only sporting event where our sportsmen actually win some medals?

menon said...

purba,
thanks for being my only faithful fan..i am informed that in the CWG we do win medals, for some really unpopular stuff like weightlifting, wrestling and archery maybe..they should introduce gamla throwing like you said..
but 12000 crores is still a lot for 4 measly medals for 4 sports which no one watches, and which too we would not win if the rest of the world showed up.