The Opposition on Wednesday slammed the Government in the Rajya Sabha over the delays in preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games with Samajwadi member Jaya Bachchan voicing fears that the event will be the "most humilating experience" for the country.
Sports Minister MS Gill on his part sought to allay the fears of the opposition on the State of preparedness and assured that infrastructure for the showpiece event here would be ready in time.
Raising the issue during Calling Attention Motion in the Upper House, the opposition also attacked the Government over the recent controversy between the Organizing Committee(OC) and Commonwealth Games Federation(CGF).
Actor-turned Samajwadi party MP Jaya Bachchan said, "We are here to laugh at ourselves...To make a mockery of the whole show. It is going to be the most humiliating experience for the country." She also asked Gill to accept the ground realities regarding the state of preparedness.
Pointing to the "ugly conflict" between the OC and CGF organizations, Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House Arun Jaitley said the Government should ensure that a situation of "less of sports and more of a conflict, which is a clash of personalities" does not emerge at the time of the games. The games are due to be held in October next.
He said it was a legitimate concern whether the infrastructure needed for the games will be completed in time.
Jaitley said there was no plausible reason why the work for the stadium construction began in 2008 when games were allotted to the country in 2003 itself.
Gill however said, "the stadia will be completed in time....Work is progress at a rapid pace." http://www.dailypioneer.com
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