Clear the air

8226; This refers to the editorial, 8216;Slipping on oil8217; IE, November 4. The allegations...

8226; This refers to the editorial, 8216;Slipping on oil8217; IE, November 4. The allegations made by the Paul A. Volcker Committee against External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress party, are really shocking. If Natwar Singh is innocent, then he should boldly face an inquiry and establish his innocence instead of making comments that the Volcker report is biased. It should be kept in mind that the charges against him and the Congress party are levelled by a UN report and not by the Opposition 8212; criticism from which is generally brushed aside as being politically motivated. After all, if there is smoke there must be some fire. So clear the air, please.

8212; S.K. Gupta Delhi

8226; The irony of Indian politics is that no minister or elected member does a wrong thing in his life while in power. History has repeatedly proved that no proof of any allegations surface while the accused is in office. Let me make clear that these comments are not against any person but the system.

8212; Mahesh Kumar New Delhi

Poor reward

8226; The plight of the courageous bus driver, Kuldeep Singh, who risked his own life to protect others from the bomb planted by terrorists, proves that there is something seriously wrong with Indian values and priorities. For saving the innocent citizens of India, a seriously injured hero has been offered a pittance of two lakh rupees, which is worth very little in one of the world8217;s most expensive cities 8212; Delhi.

8212; Paramjit Bahia On e-mail

Strike back

8226; Leads into the investigation into the Delhi serial blast point to the Lashkar. Its involvement in earlier terrorist attacks in India has been established, as well as its capacity to carry out attacks inside India. We need to adopt a pro-active role in striking back at this organisation. India should act in mature way to take its fight against terror to its logical end, even if it has to act alone to achieve this.

8212; Rohit New Delhi

Held to ransom

8226; We lack the political will to combat terrorism. In fact, we have no political will to do anything seriously. Our politicians only have the will to amass as much wealth and property as possible. If the government wants to do something useful, there is nothing stopping it. Take, for instance, the liberalisation process. It went through just because the PM and FM wanted it and today we have a booming economy. Likewise, if the government wants to root out corruption and improve healthcare, it can do so. The trouble is this country is being held to ransom by a handful of illiterates in power.

8212; Sagar On e-mail

Sibal clarification

8226; Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal in a response to the editorial, 8216;Plainly UNtenable8217; IE, November 5 has stated that he does not advise the Congress party on legal matters unless specifically asked to do so. He has categorically denied that he advised the Congress party in its decision to send a legal notice in the matter of the Volcker report. The editorial, however, in no way implied that he had done so.

8212; Editor