The Delhi lootfest

As the Helium filled blimp rose in the air in the Jawahar Lal Stadium, a 60,000 strong audience let out their oohs and aahs, clicking the spectacle in their Cameras. What followed that, left the audiences in the stadium and the TV screen awe-struck and gaping. With widespread allegations of corruptions preceding the games, no one had really expected such a flawless opening ceremony. The International media went to the extent of calling the Open  Ceremony better than Beijing could put up.

The next 11 days were full of enthusiasm and came as joyful for some and heartbreaking for the others at the same time. India managed to break its previous CWG medal record and secured the 2nd position in the Medal Tally. The Delhi 2010 games also saw a lot of records being broken and new ones being set. Overall the games were given the tag of 'Successful'.

However, the term successful itself is ambiguous. What exactly should be there in the games for it to be successful? Despite the fact that top athletes backed out, human rights were violated, tourists avoided coming to Delhi, incomplete work till the last minute, a CWG village full of filth, how on earth can we call such games 'Successful'? A more appropriate word would be Fiasco!

The official figure for the games expenditure(excluding the cost of the swanking new airport and metro) stands at 23,000 crores whereas the revenue the games have generated doesn't even touch 80 crores. Newspaper reports suggest that Delhites will have to pay for the games for the next 30 years as part of the various taxes. The cost of the the equipments and the renovation was inflated exponentially and a good amount of money went to the personal accounts of the highly placed people. Such cases of corruption should be treated severely with an iron fist and the guilty should be slapped with charges of treason.

The probe headed by the CVC is looking into the charges of fraud and has promised to punish the convicts. The report with the findings will be submitted in 3 months.

Among the many people who voraciously expressed their dissatisfaction with India holding the games was an Ex-Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyer who said that, if the money used for the games would've been used to strengthen and reinforce the infrastructure related to sports in our country, Indian athletes could've out shined countries like China, USA, Russia, Australia who perform exceedingly well and compete for the top notch in Olympics and World Championships.

The IOA has commenced the process for bidding for the 2019 Asian Games and speculation is rife that India will also bid for the 2020 Olympics.

Ending on a positive note with a hope that we'll learn from our mistakes and the next time we hold such an event, stringent and regular checks will not give us a chance to let others question our readiness and we ourselves will not commit a heinous crime like stealing the peoples hard earned money by an act of theft. 

Gar Firdaus, ruhe zameen ast, hamin asto, hamin asto, hamin asto

Maharaja Hari Singh greeted the guests in his Durbar Hall who had come for the Grand Dinner hosted by the king, unaware of the jackals who'd crossed the Jhelum into his beloved Kashmir, who's throne he failed to give up.
Somewhere else the Pathan tribesmen, sent by the Government of Pakistan waited on the other side of the bridge waiting to get a signal from the Muslim Kashmiri guards that they'd killed their Hindu counterparts. While, the Maharaja and his guests rejoiced the Independence of Kashmir, something sinister was being carried out 50 miles west of Srinagar. A group of men planted dynamites inside the Mahura Power Plant, the sole power station in Kashmir and destroyed it, plunging the whole state into darkness.
As soon as the Pathans entered the boundary of Kashmir, they dispersed into the Dark night to loot the Bazaars known for their Handicrafts all over the world. All efforts to call them back made by their heads to continue their voyage to Srinagar were all in vain. The people of Pakistan describe this looting as the biggest mistake made by the tribesmen .
Maharaja Hari Singh made a distress call to India, asking them to rush troops to counter the invaders. However, India, in order to give this a legal framework asked the Maharaja to sign the Treaty of Accession so that India can legitimately send in the troops. Hari Singh had to give in and troops were airlifted to Kashmir after the accord was duly given the assent.
The newly formed Dominions of India and Pakistan locked horns over this issue and believed that this was the time they could vent out the bitterness and hatred towards each other.  After a combat, this issue reached the UN. The UN advised  that the Pakistani forces retreat to the International Border and after normalcy is restored, a plebiscite be conducted in the state to decide which side do the people want to join. This plebiscite was never conducted and the Kashmiris now say that they were cheated by the Indians.
The dispute continues to exist and 4 wars have been fought between the two countries over the issue. Talks meant to find a solution to the problem have failed and in-spite of international pressure, no solution has been found. The state continues to witness Human Rights violations, violent protests, high unemployment, murders, rapes,etc. and the state is mostly dependent on the center for funds.
This conflict has cost both the sides millions of rupees and Heavy militiralization of the region. The state has been a victim to heavy insurgency and terrorism for the past two decades. Both the sides believe that a solution needs to be found to the problem at the earliest.
The possible solutions that are doing the rounds are:
1. Making the international border irrelevant and both the sides have their own joint jurisdiction over.
2. Considering the LOC as the international border.
The US President has told India that it needs to solve the Kashmir issue before it can secure a place in the UN Security Council.
An answer to this problem has been given by the people of Kashmir themselves.Independence.
This issue has been persistently raised by the separatist leaders there and continues to invoke passion among the people. Independence as an option has been voraciously debated in India and the around the world.
The Kashmiris fail to understand that because of this very demand, they are in such a mess today. Their state is landlocked, topography is mountainous which means agriculture on a large scale is not possible, large area but thinly populated,etc. With so many reasons, survival without support is absurd.
The only feasible option that stands in front of them is to join India, a secular nation as this integration would be licit taking into account the fact that the Maharaja had acceded to India and also taking into consideration that the state has a significant Hindu and Buddhist population.
Hoping for a speedy but unobjectionable solution to the problem.