Governing rule

and dismissals of governors takes place by quoting Founding Fathers

and other experts (‘Governors and Founding Fathers’, IE, July 8).

He recommends that there should be a clear formula on this issue

and it should be debated. But a question raises its head: why did

the ruling government create such a controversy? It appears that

today’s politicians have no limits, they can go to any extent to

grab power. One issues as constitutionally sensitive as this, it

is best to go by past precedents. We want governors to be above

board. He or she should be eminent persons without political attachments.

The power of dismissal of state governme- nts must remain with the

president at the recommendation of the Centre.

With regard to the report, ‘Look at Safdarjung’s defence: 34 dead

in a week is no big deal, 142 died in a month’ (IE, July 9), this

tragedy is caused by nothing but lack of facilities, staff, sanitation

and medicines, topped by gross negligence. It is hoped that with

a doctor at the helm of health affairs, a thorough inquiry is carried

out and the guilty punished. Health care should be the first priority

of this country.

Apropos your editorial,‘Working for jobs’ (IE, July 7), you have

hit the nail on the head by saying that it is easier to recruit

a clerk than find a maid. This precisely was the aim of the current

system of education introduced by Macaulay. We can faithfully recite

‘Mary had a little lamb’, than do any creative work. Elsewhere,

the same edition mentions that CBSE is about to re-orient its course

contents and give stress on aspects such as stiching a button. This

is a step in the right direction. The system of education has to

be overhauled. It was meant not for the masses but to perpetuate

British rule by providing them with cheap clerks. Today, we take

pride in providing cheap cyber coolies to the West.

Apropos of the piece, ‘Bring in Iran to stabilise Iraq’ (IE, July

9), we should do nothing. Keep our nose out of business that is

not ours and get buzy trying to develop our country. What we should

be thinking about is helping the millions of poor in our country

and for that we need a good relationship with the US and West. It

is best to let the US do what it wants and if they have messed up

it is their problem.

The budget has offered no relief to the lakhs of disabled persons

— around 90 per cent of whom belong to the lower income group. With

physical disability, poverty conditions, lack of adequate opportunities

and resources to acquire education and skills, most of them are

living in great distress.

This is true dosti between India and Pakistan (‘Punjab to Punjab,

Inti’s first foreign Ranji coach’, IE, July 9). Keep it up, Express,

in bringing us some good news.