Seize the day...sorry this is not about Nobel laureate ,Saul Bellow's novel or anything related with his works or life.
But seize the day, because it matters.
' This is not my game. This is not your game. This is the game of the whole country. We should avail every opportunity. Be positive' - These are the precious words of Shiela Dixit, Delhi Chief Minister, to the countrymen on the issue of the Grand Gala event, yes sir, the Common Wealth Games scheduled to commence on Oct 3 and winding up on the 14th of the same month.
Whether there is the possibility of CWG beginning on Oct 3 remains a mute question even at this late hour.
The nation won over Canada for the right to host the prestigious game to be held in India - alarm not - in the year 2003. Our country wanted it needed it to display before the world our might and 'organisational ability' to the stature of other emerging Asian nations especially China, thus painting a picture of itself as a powerful emerging nation. And if the painting though on the halfway mark seems to be emerging as a 'surrealist' one, thanks to the great Spanish painter Salvador Dali.
Michael Fennell, President, Common Wealth Games Federation way back in 2007 took umbrage at the organizing officials of India for adopting a lukewarm approach instead of proceeding on a war-footing to finish the works in time. No, the officials paid no heed to his words, they played complacence and nurtured sort of hubris expressing their over-confidence in successful completion of all works and put in place all arrangements before the dead-line. The rights of holding the Common Wealth Games snatched from Canada as already pointed out these 'so-called' gentlemen and the government agencies sat on it keeping their cool. Each and everyone across the world is sure about given the rights, Canada would have expedited it successfully even before the dead-line set by the Common Wealth Games Federation. Our neighbouring nation China organised and celebrated the 29th spectacular olympics to the world-wide appreciation and acclaim and for piling-up laurels. They began the spade works for the successful conduct of the games to the envy of all, right after winning the draw of lots.
They could very well prove before the entire world how they could execute every step in quick precision to the satisfaction of all and their organisational capability was very much evident during the prestigious event beginning from the very opening ceremony till the closing ceremony exhilarating to all citizens watched the world over.
Here even at this eleventh hour the govt agencies and the organising officials are running helter-kelter and the labourers literally sweating it out keeping mischievous smiles in their lips - we Indian citizens have a rare virtue of smiling at ourselves be it out of sarcasm or delight - to meet the dead-line set by the big baboos.
Shiela Dixit's words and I quote her " When so much preparation is needed there will be problems, and there are problems but they are not insurmountable." Quite funny listening to her by this time all problems should have been solved and still she harps on problems still waiting to be completed.
While the works are going on with 'sportsman spirit' ofcourse, one by one ill-omens continue to haunt not only the responsible ones but the sports-lovers of the entire country by way of foot-bridge connecting Jawaharlal Nehru stadium collapsing grievously injuring more than 25 labourers, the only relief being the victims are not the officials sir, the false-ceiling of weight-lifting arena caving in not entirely but nine 2x2ft tiles only and on the security front security lapse already manifesting by a few unkown anti-social elements resorting to fire near Jama Masjid and to top it all more and more athlets from more and more Common Wealth nations fearing for their life withdrawing from flyingto India. Other nations mulling withdrawals citing legitimate reasons. Add to all these, President of Common Wealth Games, Mike Hooper on an inspection of the games village found the entire area filthy, unhygienic and littered with excrements here and there, taking strong exception set a dead-line of 24 hours to stem the rot and luckily the authorities as usual playing it cool and talking about it after all is not an 'elephantine matter', simple task matters of minutes or even seconds.
Allegations of mass corruption on all fronts of the game to the tune of thousands and thousands of crores by the organising committee officials already came out into the open with two officials already sacked the 'master-brain' still untouched and untouched he will continue to remain, impervious to all kinds of scandals and scams as reported by the media. Read between the lines, please. Tax-payers pockets to the tune of Rs 30000 crores already emptied out, it is reported.
Situation in such a chilling condition our respected Congress leader and Chief Minister of the Delhi counsels was 'to be positive' and seize the opportunity.
Bonanza - not opportunity - is the most apt word in this context, don't be mistaken please, is awaiting in case of the game held as per schedule...Stellar World champions already opted out of the Games and still opting out, it seems our athlets are very well on the road to amassing gold medals to our pride and delight. Thank God.
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