Bring in the CBI

This refers to the report, 8216;No CBI probe and no shunting Bhujbal: CM8217; IE, November 12. The very emphatic refusal t...

This refers to the report, 8216;No CBI probe and no shunting Bhujbal: CM8217; IE, November 12. The very emphatic refusal to hand over to the CBI the investigation into the stamp paper scam indicates that Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde intends to protect his corrupt ministers and police.

This scam involves a figure of Rs 23,000 crore and it was nurtured by politicians and police officers for a decade. It came to light through the efforts of Karnataka Commissioner of Police Sangliyana about two years ago.

There is no case for comparing Maharashtra Home Minister Chhagan Bhujbal with George Fernandes 8212; the former has not even bothered to resign. There is no harm if the CBI is also asked to investigate into the issue on a parallel track.
8212; B.S. Ganesh, Bangalore

The only way out

I totally agree with Julio Ribeiro 8216;Cops and robbers8217;, IE, November 13. It is a shame for Indian democracy that its leaders cannot control corruption in the civil sector. More openness, demand for justice, laws that make sense, people8217;s willingness to respect and obey the law, intolerance for nepotism, bribes, corruption and education 8212; all of these are necessary for a safe, secure and just civil society.
8212; Pankaj Patel, On e-mail

We have got to put an end to this cancerous growth of corruption. The evil axis between corrupt politicians and the police has to end. It negates all the positive moves our society is making. We need more people like Anna Hazare to come forward and expose corrupt officials. Hats off to him.
8212; Prashant Naik, On e-mail

Don8217;t blame Jaya

Apropos of 8216;Emergency, Amma style8217; IE, November 13, pampered through and through 8212; first by her 8220;Leading Man8221; MGR then by that 8220;Pleading Man8221; Vajpayee, can anyone really blame Jayalalithaa for failing to perceive the sheer childishness of her tantrums?
8212; Anand Kapoor, On e-mail

Fun times

This is with reference to Amrita Shah8217;s column, 8216;That anywhere feeling8217; IE, November 6, in which she observes that our younger generation is now more demanding in its need for 8220;fun8221;. The other day I happened to read Gurcharan Das8217;s column, 8216;Men and Ideas8217;, in another newspaper. In it he comments: 8220;The Indians love to have fun and the governments can8217;t prevent people from having fun8221;. But, as of now, precisely what is our younger generation8217;s idea of fun? Amrita Shah informs us that Urban India is clearly on the verge of an explosion in terms of economic growth but also in terms of attitudes, lifestyles and mores as incidents of road-rage, kidnapping, rape, late night drinking, and so on, indicate. This trend is certainly not a welcome one, neither is it 8220;fun8221;.
8212; Onkar Chopra, Abohar Punjab

Bihari pill

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What else can explain the paradox? A police officer of a state where the DGP is under threat from a criminal gets philosophical 8216;Bihar needs a Bihari pill8217;, IE, November 13. It will help if he could channelise his energy to fight at least small criminals.
8212; Alok Pandey, On e-mail