• yes most probably half of the money spent has gone inside the pockets of the polititians Answered by shyam krishna , nil at nil | 26, Jun 2011 07:17 PM

• noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Answered by bu | 07, Feb 2011 03:36 PM

• i think it is not Answered by Anujith.A , student at school | 07, Feb 2011 03:21 PM

• no it is not Answered by pound , engineer at bink | 07, Feb 2011 03:20 PM

• originally planed a 30000crore event went on to become a 70000crore event...the money spent could have been used to develop 7000 villages into modern cities vid all infrastructure.. n who's money was it ?? the ministers money ? NO !!!!!! it was my money ! and your money ! and all the taxpayers money !!! it was the terrible misuse of taxpayers money ! n most of the money was'nt used for the game !! it was gulped down by corrupt ministers like the bloody suresh kalmadi !!
  has indian sports really improved by winning the hundreeds of medals ?? you decide.. the money could have been used to build sports complexes and stadiums in small cities and villages to extract tallent !! and all of us know wat tallent is hidden in here ! ever ...See More seen a real para football match ? ever seen d passion for cricket in some youngsters whu can b equal or even better dan sachin tendulkar !!! but who cannot afford to become profesionals... these r the lallents wich if properly extracted (wich wud hav been very much possible vith d 70000crore rs. used) no one can stop india from reaching the zenith of success in sports !!!!!! think upon dis.. Answered by harsh doshi , harsh at student | 11, Nov 2010 09:52 PM

• no Answered by Satyam Bansal | 25, Oct 2010 07:16 PM

• I believe this is to be answered at the time of taking a decision and not when games are being commenced .
  once a decision is taken it is the responsibility of all indians , governments , citizens , organizations responsibility to conduct in a befitting manner.
  Sports and games are sources of increase physical features , tolerance ,stamina and strength of younger generation and is a necessity for present generation for all round developement of a child
  Only point here we raise is to construct permanent structures which will lost long and not for a year with less corruption.. Dev-elope the play grounds in association with city's and schools Answered by Satya Narayana Palukuru , Advocates & Mediators at Advocate , Hyderabad | 30, Sep 2010 09:08 AM

• Yes, its colossal waste of public money for a show the country can ill afford. Millions are in need of roof over their head and two meals a day. The sport persons of the country need extensive training for performing better in international events and there is no funds for that. With corruption running high at all levels this CWG is a farce show that India can ill afford. Ruby Bahl Answered by Ruby Bahl , Jt. Director (retd.) at Ministry of Communication and IT | 29, Sep 2010 03:59 PM

• According to Oxford dictionary definition of corrupt (adj.):having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain. All what we say is corruption, bribe. Let's not blame corruption, just change your perspective and ask a question to yourself Why does this corruption in Indians?. Relating to above definition is being dishonesty. My next question is Why does this dishonesty among Indians? New Zealand doesn't has corruption or for that sake Japan, then why do Indians alone? The answer is simple that we don’t have values in our lives. Humanity, a responsibility in their appointed tasks is absent. Everyone is least bother or not at all bothered about society and surroundings, a too selfish to go for ...See More personal gains, a mad rush for money. So how to create values, it’s not just a plug-in which we can plug and make Indians corrupt-free in an overnight. They are to be inculcated from the childhood through parents and society a foundation, but unfortunately neither society nor parents have values to inculcate to their next generation. Do you know in Japan when a new born is set to learn words the first word it learns is 'nihon' which means Japan and the second word is mother. Our children are encouraged to dance to the tunes of film songs, many are proud to show their ward can sing latest hits, this how we plant wrong seeds in children who are the next generation India. A wrong seed cannot bring good outcome, just like an apple seed cannot produce an orange.
  
  Many felt shame for this CWG failure, many scolded authorities...and many are worried that their tax amount is sucked by this. All are upset and expressing their anger. But just wait, stop and think what can be done. Without values in people's life it’s impossible to go high places. Indians are not ready so does India. Friends, don’t get shamed or scold for what we didn’t prepare yet.....Look ahead at least realize now. Anger words doesn't changes or makes things correct. CWG is an event, if it failed don’t worry we are failed since we didn't realise. China has overtaken has, more than 60 years of Independence we are still incapable, get ashamed of this and not for CWG failure which is a pass by event. Answered by Rajeev dhanasekaran , Officer at Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts | 29, Sep 2010 01:00 PM

• yes of course dey r a complete wastage of money as da money wich da govt. provides 4 improvment of India....it only goes in pocket of our gr8 politicians....vry - vry - vry shameful. Srry 2 say but its actually true n it frustrates me a lot Answered by Keshav Dingliwala | 04, Sep 2010 07:31 PM

• but we need to proove ourselves that's why we have to show the best and be the best Answered by farheen shahma | 27, Aug 2010 02:07 PM

• yes , Commonwealth Games are a waste of national money when they have now been exposed to be Comon wealth Games for the organizing comitee menmbers with new skeletons coming out daily they certainly are a waste of tax payers money, the cost over runs who pays for them , the poor tax payer. the amount of money spent for the games if spent on providing the infrstucture for the sports persons i am sure we would do wonders too as Indians in feild of sports. Answered by Arun Chopra , Director at Abacus | 12, Aug 2010 10:17 AM

• To get a status at global scenario, it is must to paticipate in such type of activities.To bring the coming generation more close to the sports field, it is obligatory to organize such games.Corruption is like a cancer in India.It doesn't mean that by fear of it we may stop all activities & just seat idealy. We should fight to eradicate it, rather waiting for help. There might be some good people among us, who can be brought forward to take responsibility on their shoulder to carry on the task so that we may sing " Sare Jahan se achcha Hindustan Hamara". R.K.Sharma,Registrar,NIFT,Jodhpur. Answered by Raj Sharma , Registrar/ COE at National Institute of Fashion Technology | 07, Aug 2010 04:40 PM

• In our beloved country any project involving large amount of national money ,if scruitinised properly, will appear to be a wastage only because of the shameless & corrupt persons handling the same. The story is the same whether you look at building a metro;international airport or roads & highways.But that doesn't mean that the country should stop investing in these facilities.In the same way commonwealth games also when viewed in right perspective can turn out to be source of inspiration to young sportspersons and also bring fame to the country.What is needed is not stopping the holding of games but to ensure that the organising team is dedicated and selfless.All those found guilty of corruption in such high value events should ...See More be punished publically. Answered by Arun Lal | 05, Aug 2010 12:55 PM

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• I agree . However i must add what example r we setting for the sportsmen of the future.We have invested heavily on these games but the corrupt officials , politicians have undone the benefits which could be accrued .The sports infrastuctures ,venues and other facilities like roads etc r in bad shape and it will b a miracle if the games come out sucessful.To add fuel to fire the participants have not been paid their daily allowance till date ,what does that teach us about the importance of sports in this country of ours.Presently we r doing firefighting having wasted valuable time in the past.Notwithstanding all this i wish we the games r held sucessfully and our shame is reduced to some extent. . Commented by Vijai Thapa | 551 days ago

• No,we need dedicated sportsmen who can organise games without any kind of interference.Sports must carry the same weightage in schools and colleges as other subjects are being given.we must encourage sports to upgrade the health and leadership in our country. Answered by COL C J PAL | 04, Aug 2010 10:22 PM

• No,we need dedicated sportsmen who can organise games without any kind of interference.Sports must carry the same weightage in schools and colleges as other subjects are being given.we must encourage sports to upgrade the health and leadership in our country. Answered by COL C J PAL | 04, Aug 2010 10:22 PM

• yes it is a wastage of money....in a country like india with such corrupt politicians no event or plans can be a success.......... Answered by divya srivastav | 03, Aug 2010 05:49 PM

• why waste? children require sports and games and it increase tolerence in the coming generation.
  My only request is save a little in this and develope school or common playground and good drinking water and toilets in schools Answered by Satya Narayana Palukuru , Advocates & Mediators at Advocate , Hyderabad | 02, Aug 2010 07:54 PM

• it may not .uniform development of all respects is rquired .
  sports is good for mental and physical development of a chaild .
  
  Only the objection is for possible less cost and children in all schools be provided playgrounds and good drinking water and toilets. Children today have forgotten games and sports and overburden with books and homework. allow them to play
  so as to increase tolerence Answered by Satya Narayana Palukuru , Advocates & Mediators at Advocate , Hyderabad | 02, Aug 2010 07:50 PM

• i don't think it is waste of money, it is partially waste of money. the infrastructure which is developing will be helpful for next genration. proper implementation & monitoring will helpful to minimise the doubt. in india there are lots of projects on which crores of pulic money is wasting. why people ars not asking for that??? media should also also aware about that. thousands of crores are spending on development in kashmir by govt of india who is going to ask where this money is really spent on development???????????????? Answered by sandeep lokhande , Public Health Engg at nagpur muncipal corporation | 02, Aug 2010 05:34 PM

• Commonwealth games is not at all a waste of national money. We must be proud for getting this opportunity.. Let us all pray once we get a chance to organize the Olympics....... Answered by Mohanachandran Nair , Document Controller at Contrack Ltd | 01, Aug 2010 07:48 PM

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• Its not a question of WASTE OF MONEY its question of how the funds are going to be in reall use.As we see lots of corruption in Beaurocrats.We really cannot be proud to have Common Wealth with the tainted ministers involved in filling their pockets........God Save!!!!!. Commented by Siraj Sarang, Consultant or Senior Manager at Hotels & restaurant | 557 days ago

• yes totaly waste of money . Answered by rajesh , reporter at sadhna media pvt ltd | 01, Aug 2010 06:57 PM

• Commonwealth games a waste of national money at this time. this not a right time to organise in india. this like that of a poor person organise a function in five star hotel by borrowing money. Answered by Rajiv , director at lotus international | 01, Aug 2010 04:37 PM

• INDIA IS GETTING TO REACH THE NEXT LEVEL IN GLOBAL SCENARIO.A STATUS WHICH EVERY COUNTRY WOULD ENVY ABOUT. AS FOR EVERY STATUS OR QUALITY THERE IS A WRK BEHIND IT. ITS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT INDIA IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF GLOBAL ECONOMY. Answered by TIJU MARTIN , accounts assistant at muthoot finance | 01, Aug 2010 01:52 PM

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• Well really not in iNDIA..... Commented by Siraj Sarang, Consultant or Senior Manager at Hotels & restaurant | 557 days ago

• Absolutely not as it will earn foreign revenue for our country. But politicians" dwindling and swindling, bribing foriegn countries, other irregularities in inviting tenders for decoration of the ground/arena where games will be conducted and in conducting games should be grossly checked. Answered by M.G.Srinivasan Sharma , Personal Assistant at Central Govt. | 01, Aug 2010 09:51 AM

• yes its wastage of peoples money........ther is huge of gainers list in this catogory...builders,politisions,govt bodies n associates of this proposal.sport is good subject for supporting but besides ther is way of gaining peoples money to this bodies with curruptions Answered by praveen gaidhani , C E O at A D REALTORS PVT LTD | 31, Jul 2010 06:10 PM

• There are two categories,
  
  One is Gainers and other one is Loosers.
  
  If the Gainer list includes the hard core people who struggled day and night irrespective of timings as a labourers, sport persons, needy people, sport acedemies, improvement on sports, identifying the new talent to explore etc., - if all these are their then it will be a SUCCESSFUL.
  
  If the loosers list includes the politicians, officials, sponsorers, big hotels, big transport companies etc., are their in this list then also it will be SUCCESSFUL.
  
  If it reverses then their is no point either it SUCCESS OR NOT and it is totally A WASTE of HARD EARNED MONEY from the TAX PAYERS.................... Answered by B D S Kumar , Manager - Customer support at Kirloskar Chillers Private Limited | 31, Jul 2010 12:16 PM

• No, this provides various employment oppurtunies, devlopment of infrastructure.
  Besides this it is also Brand India development. Answered by Paras Savla , Director at Perch Strategic Advisors Pvt Ltd | 31, Jul 2010 11:36 AM

• yes 200 % waist of time and money Answered by Khushi Malik , Rig Manager at NPS | 31, Jul 2010 06:27 AM

• if because of corruption, inefficiency, delays etc we do not undertake activities, we will be doing nothing, sporting or otherwise. No roads, schools,airports nothing. Let us be critical of all that is going wrong, but not say that we should not hold these events.
  
  Mreover we cannot be a world leader without hosting such events once in a while. I would say it is high time we hosted the Asian games again. We may not be prepared for the olympics as yet though.
  
  We must host aleast one world class evnt each year, not multidisipline type but sinlge sport events. Its time we lost our apprehensions on our capabilities to host such events. Just dont be Delhi-centric though.. Answered by bs rao , GM at Insignia Limited | 31, Jul 2010 01:40 AM

• Yes and no.Whereas the games are a matter of national pride and a prerequisite for a standing to be maintained in the globe the way we r going about it is pathetic.Now only two months r left for the games to begin but the infrastructures r not yet complete.Politics and corruption r taking its toll on the games and it will not be surprising if we face an emberassing situation in the world becaue of it. Answered by Vijai Thapa | 30, Jul 2010 10:59 PM

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• yes I fully agree with the above reply. I am nothing against the games but the corruption in the name of these games are at the peak.. Commented by Pramod Sidhra, MANAGER ADMINISTRATION at SIMBA FRP (P) LTD | 557 days ago

• No, they are not a waste of national money because we can not isolate ourselves from the rest of the world in these days of inclusive growth and globalisation simply for the reason being the poverty of the people in our country. Growth of a country and amelioration of the poor - both go hand in hand. The GOI is very much seized with the other aspect and doing its best in that regard too. And the current controversies raked by the CVC and the financial irregularities by a UK firm with the CWG Organising Committee - these will naturally be taken care of in the normal course. Such impediments do occur whenever a big event like CWG takes place. Answered by Kottakki Nehru Patnaik , Divisional Railway Manager(Mechanical)- Retired at Indian Railways | 30, Jul 2010 08:41 PM

• yes... Answered by hemant mishra , CEO at Hk true value communication | 30, Jul 2010 07:34 PM

• In India its a waste to common people as their is no wealth in it or with them Answered by jyothikumar varma , Director at C-Media Networks | 30, Jul 2010 04:42 PM

• Not exactly. The money being pumped into the games have resulted in partial betterment of infrastructure in NCR area. But the haste in which it is happening really makes one wonder how long will this last?. The second thing is that our planners are short sighted and are focusing only on the Games now. After the games is over all the stadia and other sports infrastructure will be left to rot. But a better way to manage this is to use this as the foundation for building strong sports infrastructure in the country and work towards becoming a Sports Superpower. If we are really ranked in terms of Sports we will still fall under the least developed country and be in the bottom most 10 countries. Here is an excellent opportunity to ...See More change the situation. But I am afraid constant bickering amongst Centre, State and various sports associations will lead us only to doomsday. Answered by Kumar S , Senior Manager at Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd | 30, Jul 2010 04:13 PM

• No, It is a pride. Many more qualities are developed in a human being who partcipate in games. Our youth require to develop qualities like cooperation, determination, love,discipline,national feeling etc. In games people forgate cast, cread&religion which is necessary to develop nationlism. Hence commanwealth games are not a waste of national money. Answered by Rati Bhan Bhadauria , Senior Executive at Punjlloyd | 30, Jul 2010 03:50 PM

• Yes, a colossal waste of public money in this country where next meal is a concern for so many, where a roof overhead is craved by so many and where corrupt politicians and their henchmen rules the roost! Answered by Ruby Bahl , Jt. Director (retd.) at Ministry of Communication and IT | 30, Jul 2010 03:37 PM

• The CWG first is an Honour for a dveloping country like ours. The facilities that come Up will greatly benefit our sportsmen and Women and that they are taking place in Delhi is also a Boon for the City. These Positives could have been held in High Esteem if preparations were done in 1)Time2)without any doubts of Corruption and 3)If there had been Excellent Coordination between all responsible.Now to say its Waste of money etc etc is of No Use because Games are scheduled and will be held. To equate such matters with our Plight is demeaning now as we have only Opted for it.Infact we should have said NO in the first instance had we thought of such a fall out. Now just hope that all goes well and you never know all just might be ...See More Well Well Well!!! Answered by Jagmohan Puri | 30, Jul 2010 02:05 PM

• It is a waste of national money basically because there are vested interests who benefit from this - politicians and contractors (private businessmen). These 2 classes in India are destroying the fabric of Indian society. They are filled with greed for money, become rich within the shortest period of time. The Indian people are magnanimous, they do not mind getting killed by terrorists; if the road is dug up for months together, they will just jump over; our resilience to absorb all the crap that the Government gives us is giving enough muscle to the people in power to trample us more and more. Those in IT are busy sitting in front of their computers passing judgements on everything, but effectively not doing anything. ...See More Newspapers and TV media should ideally take up such issues and ensure stringent measures are put in place by the Judiciary to ensure pilferage by contractors and politicians does not happen and then such events like CWG, Olympics, World Cup etc., will bring fame to a mature democracy - MERA BHARAT MAHAN Answered by Percy Pinto , Sr Manager F&A at ITES Company | 30, Jul 2010 12:20 PM

• India is a country which comes in the category of under developing.The money which is spending on the commonwealth game it is wastage of money.This money should be invested on to create employment for the youths.This is total wastage of money which has no use in future.The poor quality of work,corruption has been switch in this game.After all this money is Ours.The poor people of India who pay taxes to government.The government is engaged in extortion of money. Answered by Samir Kumar , Sr. Officer at Asian Paints India Ltd | 30, Jul 2010 09:47 AM

• The money we are investing in CWG is city centric, that too, only one city. The ROI of this investment has certainly not been calculated. We could have atleast 300 large sports centres all over the country , thereby providing accessibility to the local boys and girls for improvement of their respective areas of interest. Medals in games like these bring more glory to the nation than the stadiums. Answered by Abhyuday Chowdhury , Partner at practising CA | 30, Jul 2010 12:20 AM

• No! It's not. Answered by Rajesh Tiwari , Director at TIIT | 29, Jul 2010 10:39 PM

• YES, BECAUSE WHERE THE THE MASS POPULATION IS FIGHTING WITH HUNGER & PRICES ARE EVERYDAY GOING UP & MOST OF FAMILIES ARE WORRIED ABOUT IT, THIS IS NOTHING ELSE OTHER THANE WASTAGE OS PUBLIC HARD EARNING. Answered by Yogendra M Joshi , Sr. Manager at Grasim Industries Ltd | 29, Jul 2010 09:43 PM

• Not just waste of precious resources of a starved country where people don't have enough to eat, people do not have access to emergency merical care, hospitals are in shambles, the inflation is soaring, law and order is pathetic and country is mired with innumerable problems. Organizing these games also shows how shallow minded our decision makers are. They're stupids of the first order. The reason for organizing these games is because they'll end up making a lot of money by awarding hefty contracts. It's as simple as that. Those bastards should be hanged to death. Answered by Rajiv Khanna , Vice President at Volvo International Operations at Volvo Private Limited | 29, Jul 2010 09:10 PM

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• I am agree with you
  Samir. Commented by Samir Kumar, Sr. Officer at Asian Paints India Ltd | 559 days ago

• Yes.We as a nation take little pride in National Honour for such events and treat them as the best ways by our currupted politician to make money,by swindling the taxpayers hard earned money.In league with the unscrupulous contractors they pass shody work at higher rates than contracted.We should not get such projects in the name of National Prestige . Such unworthy politicians should be hanged in the Jawahar Lal nehru stadimu. Answered by Rajkumar Seth , Chief Security Officer at Jindal Aluminium Limited | 29, Jul 2010 08:51 PM

• In my view it is total wastage of money and the quality of work which I have seen is Zero.You can see the results of work done when the games are over.If so much amount had been spent on the development of Delhi in a proper way Delhi map would have been changed.It is only corruption and mismanagement. Answered by Om Parkash Khetarpal , BRANCH MANAGER at State Bank Of India (SBI) | 29, Jul 2010 08:22 PM

• in present circumstances it is waste of money from individuals point f view but from corporate point of view it is very useful.
  now since the count down has already started lets have a profitable balance sheet thats the only way we can prove to CWG countries there is no recession etc. in india/asia. Answered by VIKAS SAXENA , Area Sales Manager at EAGM india pvt. ltd. | 29, Jul 2010 06:32 PM

• yes Answered by Jethu Singh , netwarking at Nestle India Ltd | 29, Jul 2010 06:25 PM

• Yes, I am agree with you. This is full of wastage of money and govt. making fool to us. Answered by Shweta Sharma | 29, Jul 2010 06:21 PM

• no as it brings in revenue as well and you have world class facilities in country also apart from giving good image in the world community........but most importantly we have to watch how things are excuted so as to achieve its all objective....if anything went wrong results would be adverse......... Answered by CMA Amit Varma , PO at Indian Navy | 29, Jul 2010 06:17 PM

• Yes It is a wastage of Money and time But who bothers It is nexus between politicians and infrastructure providers As per report of CWC lot of bungling of funds have been done by the contractors so politicians also get benefit out of this mal ghotala India is a country of poor peoples So we should utilise such money for uplift of poors,providing education,health facilities,infrastructure facilities etc., not CWG Answered by LAJPAT RAI THAKRAL , GENERAL SECRETARY at Bank of India Retirees Association | 29, Jul 2010 06:05 PM

• yes it's waste of money and valuable time Answered by Chetann Kalra | 29, Jul 2010 04:41 PM

• Can any of us say with heart that any projects which took over after NDA has seen any light ? We have to blame ourselves for this not the politicians whom we elect. Answered by gopal Kondupathy , Director at Sri Sai Enterprises | 29, Jul 2010 04:40 PM

• Yes it is a wastage of our hard earn money this can be utilizefor bringing dawn the prices of the important article needed by the poor class persons of the socity Answered by P.K. Sharma , Operation Head-India at SQ Electric Limited | 29, Jul 2010 04:33 PM

• Yes I think it is a complete wastage of time and money.
  The project costs have been exceeded and the money has been siphoned off by the powers that be.The problem is that there is no accountability.In spite of getting enough lead time to prepare for the Games has not been utilized properly.The guilty must be brought to book but then in our present system of corrupt officials it will be difficult to prove the charges let alone bring the guilty to the book.The only fillip side is that DELHI will get an uplift and things will HOPEFULLY improve with certain improvements in the Infrastructure Answered by Promod Gupta , Deputy Regional Director Northern India at Global Aviatio Services (P) Ltd | 29, Jul 2010 04:29 PM

• Yes defenitely it is a gross waste of the countries wealth. Except for a minicule of the population no one even knows about the event in our country. All they are aware of is how to make some money for the day so that he can feed the mouths when he returns. This event should not have been accepted in the first place. Which ever government that had offered should have done with an idea of making some money out of the various contracts. None of the politians in India are Sportment of caliber. Their motto was just to swindle the tax payer's money.
  The way things are progressing it is blatantly clear. No professionalism No sincerity each faulting the other. Crores of rupess are just going down the drain when millions of mouths are ...See More wanting a morsel of food. Any one with some sense would say feed the mouths and throw away the idea of conducting the games. The CWG group is there only to make money. kvr Answered by venkatramani krishnamoorthy , Liaison Officer at Drillco Exploration FZE | 29, Jul 2010 04:25 PM

• Yes, definitly it is a sheer wastage of public money & official way of minting money by politicians. Country, pride, prestige etc all bookish word, only money speaks. Such platforms are created by politicans, manned by politicians & exploited by politicians. No planning, no logic exists, cash outgo is three times the initial planned figures. The current estimated, likely expenditure is 88,000 Cr.
  With such a budget, lot of public hospitals, schools & drinking water facilities could have been created all over country, but who cares. This year it is CWG, later it will be Asian Games, followed by Olympics this will provide enough opportunity for minting money for new generations of politians to prosper.
  God help, our Great ...See More politicians & our Nation too !!!
  All is well..... Answered by Sandip Das , Dy General Manager at Bharat Electronics Ltd | 29, Jul 2010 03:02 PM

• Yes, I would say. It is a waste of money coupled with a display of absolute irresponsibility of those who run the government and who ran the government at the time of bidding for CWG seven years ago. Irresponsibility because, as a nation you would show off to others the economic and technological muscle called for to organize such events on behalf of your people. But if 60 to 70% of the people of India are undernourished and ill-housed and a good 50% of the people earn less than Rs.30/day, what sense would it make in your show off to others? Other Common Wealth nations already know about India's real state of affairs mired in poverty driven struggles of its people which has exploded into armed struggle like the Naxal ...See More terror. Kashmir and Norlth Eastern states are also enveloped in internicine internal conflicts for the past many years. Against this background, an attempt to show off India's economic and technological might is a camouflage to hide the government's inabilities to solve these really serious problems. Those who support the CWG are those who wish to splurge wealth with friends when their family members do not have enough to eat and dress well.
  The latest information is that India's technology or technical talents are not being used for the many structures prepared for the CWG. All the stadia and other infrastructure were built with foreign knowhow and technical manpower. We can't claim any credit on this front. Our sports and atheletic build up has not reached a stage to make use of all the structures built for CWG 2010., Mlany of them will lie in disuse. The games village that has come near Akshardham Temple, is going to be an ultra-rich luxury complex and township whichwill be grabbed by the political elites. All in all, it is a show organized for the few who think they are India and by those who don't miss seeing opportunities for making common walth. Answered by George Varuggheese , President at Godimages Good Governance Society | 29, Jul 2010 02:56 PM

• Don't shut ways and means for the political persons to mint/steal public money. Where will they go? At times they reduce their salaries to Re.1/- also. Poor guys they may not even get another term, protection for their black money and added muscle power. Forget the people as they were suffering for ages and they are bound to suffer through ages to come and they are accustomed to that suffering. Answered by K.V. RAVIKUMAR | 29, Jul 2010 02:15 PM

• Yes offcourse, i believe promoting any game is a national waste, for every player it is his profession, a source of earning money, nothing else, it hardly matters whether the country wins or looses, we have seen players prefered to shoot an add than attending a award ceremony.
  
  in olden days, sports were encouraged, so that a king can choose talent /skill for recruiting soldiers. today, by encouraging sports, we are encouraging corruption, people wasting time in watching sports, feeling happy/ unhappy over the performance of the player, where as it is just a daily business for player.
  
  in my view- supporting any game is an utter waste of time, electricity, money and man power.
  
  
  Ajay Mehta
  
  Entrepreneur- Fire and Safety Answered by Ajay Mehta , Proprietor at Amey Enterprises | 29, Jul 2010 01:53 PM

• CWG IS NOT A WASTE OF MONEY, BUT I9S IT RIGHT FOR US TO HOLD SUCH A BIG EVENT. WE ARE FACING LOTS OF CRISIS AT THIS JUNCTURE I FEEL WE WAITED FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS. Answered by Nagaraj Ramnath , manager at Om Gases | 29, Jul 2010 01:49 PM

• Rome is burning and
  Nero is getting ready for dance. Answered by Pramod Chaudhary , Ops Adjutant at Indian Air Force | 29, Jul 2010 01:37 PM

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• absolutely right. this is in the blood of congress.. Commented by Prashant Sharma, SAP PP Consultant at i-novate technologies ltd. | 558 days ago

• no Answered by HARISH KOTIAN , purchase officer at viraj profiles ltd. | 29, Jul 2010 01:36 PM

• No doubt, games and sports should get their due attention and the platform for such events is Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Olympics etc. But how many medals are we going to garner is a question looming large on all of us. Hosting such a game at the altar of the poor peasants must be discouraged. While the common man is fighting against price rise and tax burdens, the poor are fighting to make a livelihood.
  
  It would rather be advisable for the government to concentrate on developments and upliftment of the downtrodden. Growing economy alone is not a criteria of our developed status but the happiness of its citizens is of prime importance. I salute Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar on his outbursts and the concerns he carry. Answered by R J PRAKASHAN RAVUTHARAGATHU , Deputy Manager-Admin/Legal at Bennett Coleman & Company Limited | 29, Jul 2010 01:33 PM

• nope, its not a waste of national money. Instead you could have discuss the prob in sports ministry and the board members making money whether the event is being held or not ? why the sportsman does not get the facility instead the members are lavishly spending and holding the positions without answering the performance............... EVERY YEAR THE GOVT GRANT IS BEING MISUSED BY THESE MEMBERS AND SURPRISINGLY THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE GAME Answered by Ajay Anand , Owner at Recruitment Zone | 29, Jul 2010 01:27 PM

• It is a test of our country's ability. Iam sure India is capable of fulfilling the requirements with the available resources and manpower. The success lies not only in the number of medals we secure but providing the best venue for the entire commonwealth participants. There are lots of other options on how we can make the entire event profitable. So there is no question on waste of national money. Answered by Gayathri Ilango , Director [Business Development] at Xybernetizen's Going Green | 29, Jul 2010 01:27 PM

• In today's perspective it is waste pf public money.
  But it is also true that such occuasions infact honourable moments for any country. Our bureaucracy, execution procedure and political set up make us shameful. Today what thins are are how thwy were planed and are being complete at soaring prices. It is indeed waste. Answered by Surinder Raina | 29, Jul 2010 01:26 PM

• I won't say it is waste of money. However, I feel we are not mature enough to organize such a big event. Neither our Government nor our Olympic Association have enough guts. The Ministers , Govt. officials and the IOA officials have a single agenda and that is making money in the name of Commonwealth Games. It has become Common Wealth Creation Programme for them. If we could remove the vested interest out of the Games it could be something we can feel proud about. I hope the Pride of Nation is not hurt. Answered by Sunil Tandon , GM (Commercial) at Jai Electronic Industries Pvt. Ltd | 29, Jul 2010 01:17 PM

• I really agree with Ashok as well........ Answered by Nishu Naved , Admin Support//Secretary at Procter & Gamble Home Products Ltd | 29, Jul 2010 01:08 PM

• I am coming up with Mix reactions.No doubt, this activity is full of entertainment and something which we should make awre for every. In fact india is lacking in such activities. But On another hand this is ture that nothing is happening smooth in term of infrastucter and the system.
  
  People in india is looking for somthing else at this period of time and I am very much worring about safety and security. would we really able to keep security to would able to have a accident free atmosphere during thses games? really doubtful.......we stand no where........:O(... Answered by Nishu Naved , Admin Support//Secretary at Procter & Gamble Home Products Ltd | 29, Jul 2010 01:07 PM

• Very Good Debate Going on.
  
  To host and organise such events in nation makes us pride of us. In 1982 we have hosted ASIAD 82, ICC World Cup in 1987 and other similar International events.
  
  To Burden the common man Pocket for these events are never good. Rather It could have been given or got sponsored by Giant Corporate World. We should not waste National Exchequer for such unproductive events while our country is struggling for Development.
  
  It would been better to use even a fraction of this amount on the development of Sports in the country so that we can make a habit and urge to WIN the MEDALS.
  
  This will bring more smile on our face. Answered by ALOK KUMAR , DGM Finance & MIS at Sukhbir Agro Energy Ltd. | 29, Jul 2010 01:05 PM

• COMMONWEALTH GAMES IS DEFINITELY NOT WASTE OF MONEY
  RATHER IT PROMOTES THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP AMONG DIFFERENT PARTICIPANTS OF COMMONWEALTH PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES.iT IS A PRELUDE TO HOSTING ASIAN GAMES AND OLYMPICS. WE HAVE TO COMPARE SIMILAR EVENTS HOSTED BY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.THE MONEY SPENT DOES NOT RESTRICT TO SPORTS ONLY IT IS ACASCADING EFFECT WHEREI NFRASTRUCTURE.,BUILDERS,CONTRACTORS,TRAVEL AND TOURISM AND OTHERS SECTORS DO GET BENEFITTED. Answered by KASTURI RANGAN RAMASWAMY , consultant at Videocon Industries Ltd | 29, Jul 2010 01:00 PM

• Probably India is still not ready for such big Events.,.. Answered by Siraj Sarang , Consultant or Senior Manager at Hotels & restaurant | 29, Jul 2010 12:46 PM

• Of course, YES when lakhs and lakhs of people are starving how we can lavishly spend such huge amount out of which a subtantail share will go the pockest of many.....?
  I fully agree with Mr Manishanker Iyer Answered by ASHOK KUMAR , Chief RegionalManager(VRS) at Ex The New India Assurance Co Ltd | 29, Jul 2010 12:46 PM

• yes Answered by Sagar Shinde , Vitasta at Vitasta Consulting India Private Limited | 29, Jul 2010 12:41 PM

• Definitely as its completely going on in a unsystematic way in dis way its completely a wastage of money, roads are under construction water blockage during rain uncontrolled traffic nothing is systematic. Answered by Priyanka Chawla , Admin cum BD at S2N Properties | 29, Jul 2010 12:41 PM

• Very much a National waste. We are the most intelligent people when it comes to generating waste whether it is garbage, money, the foodgrains in the FCI godowns etc. Answered by Nishit Desai , cONSULTANT at SPS PVT LTD | 29, Jul 2010 12:39 PM