India’s performance at Global Sporting events like the Tokyo Olympics (7 medals) and the Asian Games (107 medals in 2022) shows improvement, but with a population of 1.4 billion, should we be doing better?
Review - DEKHO
Are our sports policies focused enough on grassroots development?
In Mansa’s Budhlada, a 19-year-old state-level wrestler and her husband sold their 5-month-old son for ₹1.8 lakh, not out of greed, but to fund their drug addiction. The mother, once a symbol of strength, is now a victim of Punjab’s deepening drug crisis. After years of slogans, press conferences, and roadside rallies promising a “Drug-Free Punjab”, children are still being sold, and addiction continues to ruin families.
मानसा के बुढलाडा में, एक 19 वर्षीय राज्य स्तरीय महिला पहलवान और उसके पति ने अपने 5 महीने के बेटे को 1.8 लाख रुपए में बेच दिया, लालच के कारण नहीं, बल्कि अपने नशे की आदत को पूरा करने के लिए। माँ, जो कभी ताकत का प्रतीक थी, अब पंजाब के गहरे नशे के संकट की शिकार है। सालों के नशा मुक्त पंजाब के नारे, प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस और रोड शो के बावजूद, बच्चों की बिक्री जैसी घटनाएं हो रही हैं और नशा परिवारों को बर्बाद कर रहा है।
Despite BJP’s attempts to project Dalit inclusion through symbolic gestures like appointing Dalit leaders, supporting constitutional safeguards, and highlighting Ambedkar, multiple incidents of caste-based violence,from lynchings to suicides, continue in BJP-ruled states. With Dalits visibly pushing back at the ballot box, the question is: Is BJP’s Hindutva project truly inclusive or is BJP just playing optics?
