Version imprimableDeccan Herald - June 07 2023
Hiding the poor is not a desired development model
Cities across India are getting dressed-up to host G20 events, for which the poor have been removed from sight, their dwellings demolished, and their livelihoods hit
by Tikender Singh Panwar
Highway as the city is hosting several G20 meetings, in Mumbai. Credit: PTI Photo https://www.deccanherald.com/opinio...Green curtains put up outside Jogeshwari slums along the Western Express Highway as the city is hosting several G20 meetings, in Mumbai. Credit: PTI Photo
The G20 meetings are being held across various cities in India, and if there is one pattern common, it is that in all these cities the poor here have been targeted. To dress up the city, the poor have been removed from sight, their dwellings have been demolished, and their livelihoods hit. What has been presented are the
