As the deadline for the Commonwealth Games draws near, bickering has intensified between camps tasked to complete the projects. Leading the charge are Indian Olympic Association chairman Suresh Kalmadi and Union Sports Minister M.S. Gill.

Last week, Gill inaugurated a revamped swanky National Stadium, which is the the first Games venue to be inaugurated. But the conspicuous absence of Kalmadi and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit raised eyebrows.

The simmering tension between the two camps was further confirmed a couple of days later when Gill was nowhere to be seen at the inauguration of the Ludlow Castle wrestling training venue for the Games. Now the million-dollar question being asked is: does it help the deadline?