Shashi Tharoor takes a jibe at brick wall reportedly built to hide stretch of slum area in Ahmedabad
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday criticised a brick wall reportedly constructed to hide a stretch of slum area in Ahmedabad, where US President Donald Trump will commence his India visit on Monday.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has constructed a 600 meter long, four feet high wall to keep Sarania Vaas Slums out of Donald Trump’s sight.
The Congress leader was the latest to take a jibe at authorities who have been side-tracking criticism over the wall, stating the decision to build the wall and Trump’s visit are not related.
Some have even went on to say that the wall was constructed for security reasons and not to hide the slum.
“In New York, Modi drives past the Waldorf Astoria. In Ahmedabad, Trump drives past a Walled-Off Dystopia,” the Congress lawmaker who represents Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha tweeted.
Shashi Tharoor then shared a few lines in Hindi.
“The #TrumpWall, or How to Cover the Distance from Poverty to Wealth by wrapping it in brick and paint,” he said.
“It is clear from these walls/ He is very good at showing off/ He measures this journey from poverty to wealth in a few moments/All he does “Tharoor” is that/He covers the truth ... with walls,” loosely translated the lines read.
According to reports the municipal corporation has also served eviction notice to at least 45 families living in a slum near the newly constructed Motera Stadium ahead of the secheduled visit of Trump and PM Modi on 24th February.
Officials have turned down any link with the proposed high profile visit and issuance of notices.
People living in the slums, however, have questioned the timing of the move, which came days after the corporation began constructing a wall allegedly to conceal the slum on a route the the US President is likely to take while visiting the city.
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