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Journalism of Courage
The decision of the NDA to boycott all Parliament committees is highly deplorable. The BJP and its allies should not lose whatever sympathy they have by persisting with such unwise activities. A responsible opposition should oppose government policies but should not obstruct or run away from its basic duty of participating in debates in Parliament and parliamentary committees. If they feel there is no better way than boycotting parliamentary committees, the right course is for the MPs to resign from Parliament.
8212; K.R.P. Gupta Mumbai
8212; Rita New Delhi
Left-hand drive
8226; Not even three months have passed since the Congress-led UPA government took office, and already the Left, a key bloc supporting the alliance, and the Congress find themselves at odds over formation of a coordaination panel. This does not augur well for their partnership. By expressing reservations over the proposed membership of the panel, the Congress is perhaps being too stubborn. They should do all they can to address this impasse.
8212; Safiuddin Khan Aligarh
Premier troubles
8226; T.V.R. Shenoy is quite correct in his assessment 8216;Manmohan8217;s big headaches8217;, IE, July 29. A communal quota for Muslims is a dangerous precedent. Together with the virtual proclamation of 8220;sovereignty8221; by the Punjab chief minister, this poses grave challenges to the prime minister. If ever the Republic has been in danger, it is now.
8212; K. Raghav Mumbai
Look east
8226; The Morgan Stanley report which mentions that India would take thirteen more years to reach the position that China is in today IE, July 28 should serve as an eye-opener to our leaders, who often resort to populist schemes to forward their own political interests, without bothering about the harmful ramifications that such measures have on the economy. What is ironical is the fact that despite recent elections showing that populist measures do not succeed in winning over the confidence of the electorate, politicians are still obdurate enough to not shift from traditional practices! If India has to reach anywhere near China, our leaders would have to strengthen our basic infrastructure by providing proper basic amenities to their citizens like water, food, uninterrupted electric supply, health care, schools, roads and hospitals. Besides, such decisions have to be taken which may appear harsh initially but would reap rich benefits for the country in the long run. The need of the hour is to not provide sops like free electricity to farmers, but to focus on effective governance.
8212; V. Rajesh Mumbai
