'Games will turn Delhi into a trafficking hub'

Games will attract prostitutes, says Aiyer

September 04, 2010 02:52 IST

Mani Shanker Aiyer, after having been told by the Congress leadership to desist from making statements against the Commonwealth Games, has now taken to writing letters to register his point.

In the latest missive, Aiyer has shot off a letter to union tourism minister kumari Selja asking her to crackdown on the thousands of prostitutes who are all set to descend on Delhi during the Games. He said that human trafficking had become a big problem and needed to be handled before it got out of hand. He said that there were open and lewd advertisements on
the net apart from the fact that girls central Asian countires were all set to descend on Delhi during the Games.

Acknowledging that it could turn out to be serious problem meriting immediate government attention and action, Selja in turn shot off a letter to the union home minister P Chidambaram asking him to do whatever was required and pay "urgent attention to the matter."

Chidambaram, who does not underestimate Aiyer's words, is learnt to have responded to Selja's letter by issuing an advisory to Delhi

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police which went out a few days ago. Chidambaram has asked the Delhi Police to monitor cyber space to see if the web is being used for these purposes, to intensify patrolling particularly keeping a close watch on all suspected areas where such trafficking is likely to occur and to probe all leads in this matter.

Aiyer, a strong critic of the Commonwealth Games and the huge amount of money being spent on them had used very
strong language against games organiser and fellow Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi and the organisers, wished that the heavy downpour made it difficult to hold the Games.

The rain gods have soaked Delhi repeatedly over the last two weeks, making it difficult to finish the ongoing preparations. Aiyer, who has attracted a huge amount of support from the common man for on the games, is proving to be a soothsayer on the issue. Unwilling to take him lightly, the government is now moving to plug the leaks and ensure that Delhi does not become a human trafficking hub during the games, once again proving that Mani Shanker Aiyer was right after all.