It is ironical that while CWG 2010 was happpening in India , with all the controversies of corruption and ineptness of Govt. Departments & politicains involved , there was a marketing campaign being run by IDFC - Infrastruture Bonds.

The campaign theme appeared to be " Become an owner of India's Infrastructure ( Road, Airports)". The Noble thought being pushed was - Invest in these bonds and help build infrastructure of India, which will make your own life good and do you proud as an Indian & Countrymen.

Wasn't Govt intention in conducting the CWG the same ? So where did it go wrong?. Hopefully the inquiry Instituted by the Govt. will reveal and punish the wrong and wrongdoers. I say hopefully , because I am not hopeful.

Let me share my reasons why?

Indian Goverments, have never acted in a comprehensive & decisive manner, in the past, when it came to matters concerning common man being impacted by their deceitful, manipulative & unimaginative actions, even though those have come out and have become common knowledge.- Bhopal, 26/11 , Telecom & ........

The principal opposition party has suddenly gone silent, perhaps, put on backfoot by a strategic action of raid by IT on Mr. Sudhansu Mittal. This is even after Nitin Gadkari went ahead alleging PMO being party to such large scale corruption. This ccandal , I believe had the potential to bring down this Government. Not anymore. This entire scandal has the potential to weaken the establishment ( political system & bureacracy) irreparably & hence there seems to be a silent acceptance amongst the estbalishment to rally behind each other , failing which they believe they all will be easy targets in Media and general public. Left Parties which threatened to bring down Govt on price rise , called for bandh , nuclear bill is virtually silent. Not one major leader has come out with any statement. The Political class is getting together to show solidarity.

This solidarity means that " They will continue to be corrupt & blase about it".Common man - go take a walk....They have mocked us in the past and they will mock us in the future.

The major channels & media are now looking at new stories & controversies.CWG 2010 is not anymore occupying prime time news & debates. The voice is not as shrill anymore. The Journalism not as incisive anymore. Meanwhile Poiliticians and Bureaucrats are preparing themselves with armoury , due to more than adequate time given by the , ironically, most honest PM.Forewarned is effective than forearmed.They are Forewarned.

We are corrupt. Absolutely.Not only in terms of money but also in our intentions and execution. The entire planning on inquiry has been good , all politically correct decisions have been taken till now. Hereafter is action time. Now , like CWG , scope of work, deadlines, timelines , multiple agencies, blame game, procedural issues ..will come out. Finally a face-saving gesture of removing few ministers from key positions.

Common man , while you are proud on infrastructure remember it is built on money collected from you and not even spent judicously. Perhaps the Ad from IDFC should have shown that same common man is so disgusted that - he removes chair from airport and takes them home. Thats where he belongs. He should not come out of home at all.He will stay happy there only. Politicians dont want him outside. Common man causes them unneccesary headache and makes them work hard & even smarter in being corrupt and inept.

This carnage by Govt in CWG 2010 is more gruesome that 26/11. In fact the more I think , the more I believe that more or less both these events are similar and yet the public response has been very different. Candle Lit marches, gatherings at iconic places , News channels reporting was way too serious and motivating. Govt did take corrective actions. How much and how effective ..wait and watch.

This time however , how wonderful it will be if there are overnight candle light marches on India Gate & Gatway of India , peacefully, by common man coming together. It is our money , wasted. It is our trust , betrayed. It is our confidence , shaken. It is our country , shamed.

Let Govt issue a inquiry map clearly stating no. of contracts being investigated and timelines by which each will be made public, with each passing week. Certainly contracts of 20 crore can be investigated faster than those worth 2000 crores. Let people demand it. Let us request Electronic Media to stay focussed and continue with this issue as headlines.

Politicains need pressure to work , apart from our money.

Did I say I am hopeful?