Tue, Aug 10 10 08:21 PM
New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI) "Aath saal sey kaam kar rahe hain, abhi rishtey todna chah rahe ho (For eight years work has been done, do you want to break the relations right now)." Drawing analogy to a wedding, this was the refrain of Sports Minister M S Gill in the Lok Sabha today when he was responding to questions on preparedness for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) and contention by some sections that India should not have hosted the event in the first place. "Now that the groom is waiting at the gates for exchange of vows, should the bride break the relations at this hour," he said, pitching for successful hosting of the CWG and not ruining the event. Gill told members, particularly those from the Opposition, that they should focus their attention on the games and sportspersons, and issues like whether anything went wrong can be dealt with later. "Unki (sportspersons) taraf muh karo...hum ko ladne ke liye bahut mauke hain (Pay attention to sportspersons...we will have opportunity to fight later)," he said. "Commonwealth Games itna bada swayamvar hai...chinta toh rahegi (CWG is a mega event where bride chooses a groom from a number of suitors, so there will be tension," he added. Gill also took a dig at the television news channels for higlighting lack of preparations and on repair works being carried out at the stadia in the Capital for the CWG, saying it was driven by their quest for higher TRP ratings. "There are 100 channels...there is a lot of competition. And they are in search of TRPs," he said. "Agar ghar bhi bana lo, biwi che mahine tak nuks nikalti rahegi (Even when you build a house, wife will keep finding faults with the construction for six months," he said, suggesting that criticism was normal. Recalling his school days, Gill said he used to play boxing. "Maar hi khaayi, jeeta kabhi nahi (I always used to get beaten up, never won). But is it is important, because you learn to get up even after a fall," he said.
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