CWG brings no wealth for the commons!

A report on the commonwealth games 2010 says that the entire procedure is opaque with no benefits for the locals.

GN Bureau | May 17, 2010




The entire process related to commonwealth games has been marred with secrecy and unavailability of information, says the Housing and Land Rights Network in its latest report. It further says that India’s decision to bid for the games was not even discussed in the parliament.

From the time of the bid to the allocation of budget, it seems lack of public participation and government accountability, findings of the report says in titled ‘The 2010 commonwealth games: whose wealth? whose commons?”

According to the report, India made a last-minute offer of US $ 7.2 million which clinched the deal in its favour.  Hamilton, a Canadian city, had made an offer of US $ 5 million.

“A decision to underwrite costs and budget shortfall of the games was taken, despite the facts that the ministry of finance, had cautioned against it in 2003,” says the report.

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