Howmuchever we debate on the country being one and all country men are equal and blah blah blah, the fact remains that the "issues" are true. Which means that marathis will always blame outsiders for choking the city... which is true.
Mumbai is a different city and needs to have a visa system. Why dont the "outsiders" go to the US? Why do they come to Mumbai? Special problems need special solutions. A visa system will not only keep a check on unnecessary crowding, but also on terror activities.
That apart, we need to shift the whole media industry outside mumbai. Some huge barren land, on which free infrastructure is provided as well as free land parcels for constructing studios. That way the media will be out...and wannabe actors need not come to mumbai, they can crowd the "new place".
RE:Visa system
by Anuj Singhal on Feb 07, 2008 11:06 AM Permalink
whay are all of you marathis first and then Indians...Its becoz of people like you (i dount whether you can be clubbed among people and not animals) that India cant progress
RE:Visa system
by Sane Guru on Feb 07, 2008 11:12 AM Permalink
I am not Marathi. I am merely suggesting a solution. I am an Indian first. But issues remain issues. Marathis are justified in demanding that the normal jobs like railways, factories, etc go to them first. How can the locals just sit and watch people from other states coming and lapping up their share of jobs? Obviously industries like banking, software, acting (and all artistic), investment banking, etc jobs have to go on merit only. There can be no compromise there. But railways, government jobs, factory jobs should go to locals first.
RE:Visa system
by ninja purple on Feb 07, 2008 11:18 AM Permalink
'outsiders' come to mumbai and don't go to US because mumbai is in india & the US is not. cities that are commercial hubs attract 'outsiders' all over the world, be it new york or london. such cities, by virtue of their importance to their respective countries, unfortunately become automatic targets for terrorists. this has nothing to do with 'outsiders' coming in. also, perhaps less than 2% of of these 'outsiders' come to mumbai to try their luck in the media world; most come here to merely earn 2 square meals a day. you are right about the strain being put on the city's infrastructure, but that is a problem that our bureaucrats needs to address with honesty & a will to implement change - not with their usual inefficiency & corruption. i am sure that with a few people with integrity at the helm, it can be taken care of as well.
RE:Visa system
by Anuj Singhal on Feb 07, 2008 11:28 AM Permalink
oh really...For your information, Delhi has more vehicles than all metros put together and far more people than Mumbai...People said same about Delhi infra some years back...Go and see now...The whle ring road is red light free...U can travel 30 kms in 30 minutes in peak office time....Just the political will is needed
