With CWG just 17 days away, Delhi government is facing yet another crisis – it might have to tackle a different flood during the Games if the reservation tangle of Jats is not resolved by October 3. More
Jat community bodies, agitating for reservation under OBC category, plan to buy tickets to CWG in bulk to facilitate disruption of the games at different venues. The Jat plan is simple – why clash with security forces outside CWG venues when they can enter venues easily and then play the spoilsport. “As it is, over 15 lakh security personnel would be pressed into action for the CWG, whereas we have a population of five crore in India. Also, we have enough resources to purchase tickets in bulk. We may boycott by not making it to venue leaving it almost empty or can protest there,” said Yash Pal Malik, national president of Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti.
If you have bought a ticket to one of the Commonwealth Games’ venues and are wondering why it has not been delivered, as promised, don’t fret. There are several others who are also waiting for their tickets to arrive. It is ironical, but while people are scrambling for tickets, there are some 12lakh tickets lying unsold. The Organising Committee (OC) claims to have sold over two lakh tickets to the October 3-14 event till date but there are only a handful who received their tickets so far. Read more
Another Games deadline missed
We have asked the agencies to remove the debris. If they don’t, we will remove it ourselves… It seems the rain god is a bit angry with us. I will appeal to him to bring some sunshine. If the rain stops and the sun comes out, we should be able to complete the work by Sept 10-15 – SHEILA DIKSHIT ON AUGUST 27
If Dikshit was a professional shooter, there’s a good chance she wouldn’t have been able to represent India in the Commonwealth Games. The Delhi chief minister has missed the mark again. Her September 15 deadline has lapsed and civic work for the Games is nowhere near the finish line.
———————————————————————————————————————————————
No comments:
Post a Comment