Is governmnet justified in levying tax on essential items to fund common wealth games expenses

I completely agree with you. It is always the common man who is before the firing line. It is the problem of the Gov to fund the Games. This funding needed to be done and managed before the Games was voted for. Now as the scam are coming out the helpness of the Govt is becoming evident.

Why not cut the expenses of the govt staff and save money why get it from teh salaried staff who have tough time to saving money

Doesn't sound and feel to healthy at this point of time especically when you have high costs of inflation and prices of commidities which had sky rocketed a few months back whatever...

Good question to raise Nikhil. The government is certainly not justified in doing all they are planning to, as why should the consumers in a particular city be bearing the burden if the govt do not have necessary funds to meet the expenses. State and then central funds should be sufficient to plan for the events as CWG. Why can’t there be various other measures than taxing the poor consumers, who are already reeling under the price rise? While one feels good to see CWG being held herein but the effects are too hard to bear – roads, markets, colonies, offices, all included. And what justifications are we talking of Kavitha. Anything that goes up is hardly ever rolled back by the government authorities and the hardships would continue even after the CWG are over. Wait & watch can be the policy for the outcome of it all. Thanks anyway for the referral Kavitha.

No Govt cannot and should not do this act as the inflation has already taken it toll on the commn man

Further the mishaps and mishandling can never be the reason why the common man should bear the burnt