Dubai;
I woke up today to the Gulf News(paper), having written on it's coverpage all over that the Indian Premier League (20-20 Cricket) being shifted from India to South Africa & England partly.
My first reaction was 'What the hell!', and further reactions were of being ashamed of my country's government and of the BCCI. A country which is the 2nd fastest growing economy in the world, with having the maximum number of security personnel in the world (public and private together), politicians of which country feel proud to shout the slogan of 'India Shining', gave up to the pressure of the invisible terrorist.
Few things which really amaze me are:
1. The elections were scheduled for around this time since a long time now. Why wasn't the dates or security been given enough thought & importance at the first go.
2. India is a potential target of Terrorist Activities, and always has been one, irrespective of the fact of IPL being conducted along with Elections. What gurantee does the government provide that if the IPL is cancelled or shifted their would be no violent activity which shall take place during the course of elections.
3. Voting in our country takes place in the morning time, whereas the IPL is a Day and Night affair. The government is not capable of providing enough security still?
4. When the rescheduling of dates for matches clashing on Election days was possible, why is their a need to shift venue to a foreign country?
5. Why did the Government wake up only after the attack on the Sri-Lankan team in Pakistan? Did they not know that elections and IPL were going to clash, or that India is surely a target for terrorists?
6. The point which amazes me the most is that, the BCCI is planning to schedule the Semi-Final and Final of the IPL in a foreign country which fall on dates after the 15th of May. The elections get over around 14th May, then where is the need to shift the venues of the semi-final and final to a foreign country?
The fact which comes out in open after all that we have seen and heard of from the government and the BCCI, is sheer IGNORANCE, and unpreparedness. Ignorance of the fact that India is always a target, and unpreparedness of dealing with a crisis situation, as always.
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