Blow the whistle

Apropos your editorial 8216;A candle in the dark8217; April 28, I appreciate the move of the government to ...

Apropos your editorial 8216;A candle in the dark8217; April 28, I appreciate the move of the government to empower the Central Vigilance Commission CVC to act on the complaints of whistleblowers and give protection to them.
Those who blow the lid on corruption are, inarguably, rendering a great service to the nation.

By bringing to light the malpractices going on in various fields, these indomitable public servants expose unscrupulous elements, make the authorities vigilant and try to bring transparency into the system, all of which is commendable.
In a country like ours where corruption has reached precipitous levels, the role of whistleblowers becomes that much more vital and crucial. Converting this
interim arrangement into one based on strong legislation should be one of the first priorities of whoever comes to power at the Centre later this month.

8212; V. Rajesh On e-mail

For Dubey, too late

8226; The steps being taken to protect whistleblowers are welcome, though they come too late for the Dubey family. But having a system in place does not guarantee a full stop to all such wrongdoings.

Remember, Dubey8217;s murderers are still out there, unpunished.

8212; Saurabh Sharda, Mumbai

Location matters

8226; Kuldip Nayar in his article 8216;Bringing down the Upper House8217; IE, April 20 has rightly pointed out that the Rajya Sabha can be used as a dumping ground for political purposes by the ruling party.

So far the number of non-state members elected to the Rajya Sabha is not very high but exigencies may push up the number. The only safeguard is that we have emerged from a single party rule to multi-party rule. At the Centre we have a coalition government with more than 20 political parties. A large number of states are ruled by opposition parties. So the ruling party at the Centre cannot increase the number of non-state members in the Rajya Sabha because of possible resistance from the states.

However, the basic structure of the Constitution has been changed by the amendment passed last year which drops the domicile condition.

8212; K. Venkatakrishnan, New Delhi

Cruel empire

8226; No words would be enough to condemn the horrific treatment of Iraqi prisoners, allegedly by US marines in Iraq. American President George W. Bush, who has taken upon himself the job of ridding the world of terrorism, had accused Saddam Hussein of committing heinous crimes against Iraqis during his regime.

What is the US up to now?

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It is time that all self-respecting nations come together and rein in the US and Britain, the main architects of the Iraqi invasion. Bush must be held responsible for the actions of the US marines.

8212; G. Anand Mumbai

A new shuffle

8226; I really enjoyed reading Harsha Bhogle8217;s article on the need for professionalism within the Indian cricket board 8216;Two to tango8217;, IE, April 30.

Now that India has adopted a lot of American corporate ideology in its private sector, it would be great to see it seeping into sport 8212; or even better, into the public sector.