2010 Commonwealth Games- Concerns and controversies

Submitted to Prof. Govinda Sharma

Submitted by Team 10

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INTRODUCTION

• Commonwealth Games 2010 were held at “Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium” in Delhi, India. With the motto of “Come Out and Play”

• A total of 6,081 athletes From 71 countries.• Competed in 21 sports and 272 events• The games village is spread over an area of 63.5

hectares• Equipped with modern amenities and facilities• Around rupees 12 billion allocated for develop

infrastructure

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CONCERNS AND CONTROVERSIES

• Corruption by officials of the Games' Organising committee as well as Politicians

• Poor ticket sales before the event• Infrastructural compromise• Delays in the construction of main Games'

venues• Lack of security• Lack of coordination in the government

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CONCERNS AND CONTROVERSIES

• Bidding• Scam in village• Collapse of Foot over-bridge• CWG Head Mr.Suresh Kalmadi has been

charged with cheating and conspiracy• Media in any bad situation going to make

issue, gave coverage to both India and Internationally

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INVESTIGATION

• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)16 Games of Commonwealth Games(CWG) has found to

be faked, which cost is more than 2,477cr Has found discrepancies in tenders and alleged

misappropriation amounting of 8,000crT.S Darbari and M Jayachandran Organizing Committee of

CWG 2010,being suspended

• Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)Various corners of political arenaSeveral officials from Prime Minister office(PMO)CWG scam estimated to be 7000cr

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RACISM ALLEGATION

• Second class treatment to some countries• Accommodation issue• Allocation of Resources• Unequal treatment based on race.

• Ethical theory applied:– Egalitarianism

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RECOMMENDATION

• Allocate equal proportion of goods to people.• Form a committee to keep an eye.• Rules should be the same for all.• Separate member from the organization

committee for different countries.

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IMPROPER USAGE OF GAMES VILLAGE

• Australian athlete’s were found vandalizing the furniture.

• Threw washing machine from the seventh floor of the building.

• Boisterous behavior in the dinning area also.• Also vandalize the electrical fittings in the

accommodation provided.

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ETHICAL DILEMMA

• To lodge complaint or not?• Take fine or not?• If yes, this could affect the relationship with

the country.

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RECOMMENDATION

• Should make private committee for issues like Vandalization or boisterous behavior.

• Should charge/fine them heavily.• Or ban for one or two years.

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Organization Failure

• India showed their immaturity to host such world class.

• Ticket sales were poorly managed.• Lack of planning.• A moral reasoning can be applied to tackle the

issue.• A proper planning committee should be

formed to avoid such circumstances in future.

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Corruption:

• The Central Vigilance Commission found discrepancies up to 8000 crores.

• The foot-over bridge collapsed 12 days before the commencement of CWG 2010 .

• The personnel’s took advantage of peoples’ faith.• Oracle of Omaha where Warren Buffet’s Front-Page-of-

the-Newspaper Test can be applied to resolve such a dilemma.

• Certain disciplinary committee would follow up the activities on a periodic basis and a report should be made transparent and publicly available.

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Sports issue:

• Sport functional area was responsible for organization of sports events.

• Several deficiencies in the procurement of sports equipment

• Problems purchasing in boxing ring and more than 50% of unused shuttles.

• MYAS, Which was assigned for purchasing equipment failed to assess the proper requirement

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Sports issue (contd.,)

• Failure at procuring the items and brands, quantities which was decided by OC.

• Equipment laying unused at various locations.• Expenditure was too far from the requirement

Rs.13.62 Crores – Sports Presentation

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Was Conducting commonwealth games ethical for India ?

• Still trapped in poverty, corruption and differentiation in society.

• Yiannis Mostrous asserted“Although India has never exhibited the same growth

characteristics as the rest of Asia and can’t match China‘s reported growth rates, it has largely avoided

the boom-and-bust cycles that afflict the region’s developing economies”

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Indian Olympic Association could have toed on these lines to benefit Indian sports:

• Having a Comprehensive National Sports Policy• Providing Funds to State Associations of various

bodies• Upgrading infrastructures in collaboration with

Sports Authority of India (SAI)• Form a committee to spot talents at the grass

root level – in all sports• Provide quality coaching etc.,

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Recommendation for avoiding recurrence of the issue:

• Making a decision with the societal approval.• Understanding the issue properly and act

accordingly.• Defining the exact accounts and bills of the

procurement.• Maintenance of quality and records for the

procured products.• Requirement assessment in order to eliminate

the waste or lacking of equipment.

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Other Ethical Issues

Social impact• Common Wealth Games (CWG) in October 2010 was

came under severe criticism from social workers, civil society and intellectuals.

• The charge was that to create a glittery image of Delhi for CWG, poor and marginalized sections of the society were thrown out of Delhi.

• In the name of beautifying Delhi, the government threw street vendors, beggars, rickshaw pullers, and poor out of the city.

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Ethical issueHow government could trash the poorer section of Delhi In the name of beautification? These sections of society provide service to the citizen of Delhi.

Ethical theories involvedDelhi government was lacked in Moral Reasoning, as they played a double standardRecommendation for resolving the dilemmaHere, Delhi government threw poorer section such as rickshaw puller, beggars and other poor people around the vicinity to involve them in development and growth.

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Labor laws violations• 70 cases where workers had died in accidents at

construction sites.• Violations of Minimum Wages Act, 1948.Ethical issue• How the government could overlook the fact of

injustice towards the labor as they being deprived of minimum wages and good working condition?

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Recommendation for resolving the dilemmaThis dilemma could be resolve using “Laura Nash Model”. The Ninth question says that “Are you confident that your decision will be justified over a long period of time now?”Recommendation for avoiding reoccurrence of the issue• The Authority must think twice, is this good for

their image and country image? They should also apply “Moral Reasoning” while getting down to such things.

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Urban change• The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, a

case in point, was being employed to invigorate an elite-driven program of urban transformation

Ethical issue• Is this was needed to transform Delhi for mere

show off, where an average Indian is deprived of daily needs?

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Ethical theories involved• Utilitarian would appropriate to explain this

issue as the urbanization would be boosts the economy of whole New Delhi.

Recommendation for avoiding reoccurrence of the issue• Government must think of growth and progress

of country in long run. They should work for securing the future of coming generations.

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