Opinion CWG legacy
The legacy of the CWG must go beyond the static improvements made in the capitals infrastructure.
CWG legacy
The legacy of the CWG must go beyond the static improvements made in the capitals infrastructure. We must also strive to make permanent the conditions that forced the usually lawless motorists of Delhi to undergo a transformation for the better during the CWG. By all means,let us name parks after Shera; but let us also eliminate the jungle raj thats the norm on the capitals roads.
R.P. Subramanian
Delhi
Coalition trouble
This refers to the editorial Looking ahead and Pratap Bhanu Mehtas All the PMs answers (IE,February 17). Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had displayed a degree of courage while answering questions. The discussions were mostly restricted to recent scams,and the PM seemed to show his helplessness in controlling corruption. But his admission about coalition pressures offers a lesson coalition governments are not reliable,they breed corruption and retard progress.
R.K. Kapoor
Outsourced?
Amidst the wreckage of global economies,we witness the spell cast by our sustained economic growth on the nations thought process (All the PMs answers,IE,February 17). The CWG provided a spectacle and a scam in equal measure. The common man took them in his stride and forgot both. On 2G and issues of governance,everyone was assured of token sacrifices. In fact,not only the PM but an entire nation and a venerable opposition were eager to get on with the show. Our growth story is so strong that it gives us the luxury of running a government without a Parliament and outsourcing supervision to the courts.
R. Narayanan
Ghaziabad
Pilot priorities
This refers to Bibek Debroys Saving a good idea (IE,February 18). The idea of piloting CCT projects in elitist areas undermines the very purpose of such projects. Its like measuring the rainfall at Mawsynram for irrigation projects in Rajasthan. Such pilots should be done in the remotest areas so that all delivery hurdles can be identified and a more pragmatic timeline set. Piloting in elite areas,along with delivery hurdles,is responsible for violated deadlines. Had there not been delivery hurdles,we wont have arrived at CCT and UID,whose primary purpose is to facilitate financial inclusion and weed out irregularities.
Awadhesh Pathak
Proud Dhaka
The inauguration of the cricket World Cup in Dhaka showcased the cycle-rickshaw the commonest mode of transport in Dhaka and Bangladesh. Bangladesh was clearly proud of the humble cycle-rickshaw and had no
problem displaying it. While we,as during the Commonwealth Games,displace our people and hide everything behind big hoardings. Additionally,all Bangladeshi dignitaries,including PM Sheikh Hasina,spoke in Bengali for some time. Even our Agriculture Minister and current ICC President Sharad Pawar,spoke a few lines in broken Bengali. But we,in India,try to show our prowess in English.
S. Kamat
Goa
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