Against boycotts

The decision of the National Democratic Alliance NDA to boycott Parliament, especially at a time when Lok Sabh...

The decision of the National Democratic Alliance NDA to boycott Parliament, especially at a time when Lok Sabha is scheduled to discuss the Finance Bill, is unfortunate and does not reflect the stature of a responsible opposition keen to safeguard the interests of the nation. There can be demands and counter-demands on various political issues but these should not be allowed to stand in the way of participating in the deliberations of Parliament. Opposition parties should focus on burning issues and make positive suggestions on controversial proposals like the fringe benefit tax and cash transactions tax. These taxes will have widespread ramifications and opposition parties have to play a vital role in the passage of these bills, lest they lose the confidence of and invite the wrath of the electorate.

8212; Ambli Nalini Mani Pondicherry

8226; This refers to the news report 8216;Paralysis time in Parliament again8217; IE, April 27. It is disheartening to see that the political parties in the NDA seems to be reluctant to attend and let Parliament function normally. They find contentious issues every now and then and boycott Parliament, not realising the importance of discussing critical issues like VAT.

8212; Bal Govind Bareilly

Laloo, untouched

8226; The BJP-led NDA must realise that Laloo Prasad Yadav is someone Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or Congress President Sonia Gandhi cannot afford to fire at any cost. Laloo is their fire power against the opposition. He has the political clout to face all situations with ease and panache.
What can8217;t be cured has to be endured. All governments have their mandatory liabilities. The opposition must not waste its ammunition on Laloo who wears the armour provided by Gandhi and the helpless prime minister.

8212; F.S.K. Barar Jodhpur

Swift and harsh

8226; Justice delayed is justice denied. The fact that the country has been repeatedly duped for such a long time is because there is no real desire among the powers that be politicians and bureaucrats to take any meaningful step to tackle corruption 8216;Flood scam shameful, probe now: party chorus8217;, IE, April 28. Cases like the Bihar flood scam should be dealt with expeditiously and the harshest punishment should be meted out. Only that can deter scamsters

8212; Amitav Goswami Sydney

Wordmeister

8226; Jerry Rao8217;s article 8216;Good word hunting8217; IE, April 29 was a joy to read.

8212; Audry Pinto On e-mail

Market of ideas

8226; The argument put forward by Ila Patnaik was quite interesting but she needs to clarify what she means by enhancing the infrastructure in the market 8216;Don8217;t be shy about FII8217;, IE, April 28. She has a point if she is referring to enhancing the local investor base considering the lower equity to GDP ratio or percentage of house hold saving in equity.

8212; Amit Sinha Mumbai