Monday, June 29, 2009

Link Politics

So, its time to unveil an ambitious project... one that connects Bandra in the Western suburbs to Worli in the city. It is the Bandra Worli Sea Link. Great job with the conceptualization, engineering and execution [it was late, will ignore that for now].
Source:Bandra Worli Sealink Blog
So while it has been ready, we have been waiting for a while to inaugrate it. Do you wonder why? It is simple. The need for a VVIP to inaugrate it so that the common people can start using it. So, where do the authorities go looking?

First Choice [Obviously]: Ms. Sonia Gandhi, Congress Working Committee President
Second Choice [Reluctantly]: Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon. Prime Minister of India
Third Choice [Well, we need 'someone' important]: Ms. Pratibha Patil, Hon. President of India

Such is the mockery of the Executive positions of the Republic of India. Its a pity indeed. Yes, it is upto the government to decide. Nevertheless, no person is greater than the Constitutional heads of the Country.

1 comment:

The Rooted Wanderer said...

I saw the ad the other day on TV...where there is this huge mass of janta waiting to use a newly made flyover, but can't because some VVIP had to come and inaugurate it. at this point our hero arrives (i think it was a bike or a scooter ad), takes the scissors from the hands of hassled party member and cuts the ribbon off and throw the punch line " agar main itna bada bridge design or build kar sakta hoon, toh use inaugurate bhi kar sakta hoon ( assumed he was the chief engineer of sorts)"...wah wah :D