Shashi Tharoor has expressed concern over the situation created by pollution in Delhi. It has raised questions about the desirability of Delhi remaining the country’s capital. If your question is interpreted to mean that the country’s capital should be moved from Delhi to another location, then this is neither a solution nor good advice.
The question raised by Shashi Tharoor on the social site But has the government and the system of governance in the country become so weak that instead of fixing things, we have to run away from the problems? The big question is why the pollution situation in Delhi is becoming serious year after year: Why does Delhi’s air become poisonous every year after Diwali?
Shashi Tharoor’s question is: despite the pollution situation in Delhi, should Delhi remain the capital of the country? Or should we say that there is no point in Delhi remaining the capital of the country?
The Supreme Court has also raised this question: why are there people in this gas chamber? This comment by the Supreme Court would seem similar to what the court had once said about the CBI, as if it were a ‘caged parrot’.
Did Shashi Tharoor just ask a question or also give advice?
Shashi Tharoor has written a post on social site X about the dire pollution situation in Delhi, to which many people have reacted. and many
In his post, Shashi Tharoor compared Delhi with Dhaka and also shared an image with the names of the most polluted cities in the world. In fact, the name of the city of Dhaka in Bangladesh is right after Delhi, that is, in second place.
The Congress leader has written: Delhi is officially the most polluted city in the world… four times more dangerous and about five times worse than Dhaka, the second most polluted city in the world… Not right that our government has been watching this crisis for years and has done nothing.
Shashi Tharoor says: I have been having in-depth discussions on air quality with parliamentarians, experts and stakeholders since 2015, but I stopped all this last year because neither it was bringing about any change nor anyone was getting feedback. such things.
Referring to the state of Delhi every year between November and January, Shashi Tharoor asked: should it remain the capital of the country?
Regarding Shashi Tharoor’s question, suggestions have started coming in from people on social media. In any case, in our country most of the advice given is similar to forwarded WhatsApp messages.
The cities whose names come from the town as the possible capital of the country are: Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. Obviously, these tips come according to people’s preferences.
Similarly, Congress MP from Sivagangai Karti P. Chidambaram’s reaction has also been seen following the advice of one such user. On Salem Dharandharan’s suggestion to shift the country’s capital from Delhi to Chennai, Karti Chidambaram asks: Is Chennai the cleanest? In fact?
Will Delhi improve by changing the country’s capital?
Amidst Shashi Tharoor’s questions and people’s suggestions to change the capital, Indonesia has also been mentioned. In 2022, Indonesia, concerned about environmental challenges and climate concerns, passed a law to move its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara. The capital is currently being built in a new city about a thousand kilometers from Jakarta. It is said that the complete transfer of capital will not occur until 2045. The expenses incurred in this case are a completely different matter.
The circumstances are different in different countries, but if we look at Indonesia and assume for a moment that the Indian government also passes such a law, then this work will be finished in 2047, when the country completes its centenary of independence. year.
But doing so would be running away from the problem. Almost like when people run away from life and take the last step as if committing suicide, this is considered cowardice: instead of changing the capital, can’t a solution be found to free Delhi from pollution?
Not that this is a year-round issue. From February to October almost everything is fine, because the most difficult time is only seen from November to January: can’t the pollution problem be controlled for a few days?
The cost of controlling pollution in Delhi will be negligible compared to shifting the capital from Delhi, and this is a concern not only of the BJP government at the Center led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but also of the common man of Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi. The party government should also be there.
Suppose the capital of the country is shifted from Delhi to another place. This will be good for Shashi Tharoor. You will not have to come to Delhi to participate in the Parliament session. Similarly, there will be no need to look towards Delhi for other government tasks. It is also interesting that these debates are taking place at a time when assembly elections will be held in Delhi in a few days.
What will happen to the capital? Just like the names of places are changed, if the government so wishes, this will also not be a difficult task. It is certainly an expensive affair, but certainly not impossible, but has Shashi Tharoor given any thought to the people of Delhi?
What will happen to the people of Delhi? Are the people of Delhi condemned to live in a “gas chamber” and will they remain so?
