Against boycotts

• This refers to the news report ‘Paralysis time in Parliament again’ (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.

— Bal Govind Bareilly

Laloo, untouched

• 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 can’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.

— F.S.K. Barar Jodhpur

Swift and harsh

• 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 (‘Flood scam shameful, probe now: party chorus’, 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

— Amitav Goswami Sydney

Wordmeister

• Jerry Rao’s article ‘Good word hunting’ (IE, April 29) was a joy to read.

— Audry Pinto On e-mail

Market of ideas

• 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 (‘Don’t be shy about FII’, 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.

— Amit Sinha Mumbai