Madhya Pradesh CM justified in boycotting CWG baton

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MADHU AGRAWAL

28 September, 2010

t is also time that the governments all across the Commonwealth realise that the time has come to democratise the institution of CWG games. As such representatives and heads from all participating countries should get a chance to head these games.

THE SCHEDULED opening of Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi by Prince Charles of United Kingdom and not by President of host country, India justifies Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan’s boycotting the function to ‘welcome’ CWG baton at Bhopal as a legacy of bitter slavery of India by British.

How is it that in present era of democracy with most global countries having said good-bye to monarchy, Britain’s crown remains permanent head of Commonwealth nations? It is time that sensible countries should disassociate themselves from monarchy-run Commonwealth Games when it is a direct insult of the painstaking host country that country’s head is given a side-role in opening ceremonies with Queen’s representative opening CWG games.

It is also time that the governments all across the Commonwealth realise that the time has come to democratise the institution of CWG games. As such representatives and heads from all countries organising the games and even those, which are participating in the event should get a chance to head the organisation.

By allowing the British Queen to continue as titular head of the games forever is akin to nurturing the spirit of imperialism, which caused immense pain and suffering to the people living as subject of the British empire.