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Journalism of Courage
8226; The proposal to provide security to sales executives of oil PSUs is laughable. Apart from the costs of maintaining an army of security guards, its effectiveness is doubtful. If the long history of fuel adulteration is considered, it is obvious that oil companies are not exactly overflowing with Manjunaths. Adulteration could not have flourished without connivance at all levels. A couple of security guards will prove to be mute witnesses if not partners in the game. As is widely suspected, the majority of petrol pumps are owned by politicians and their kin, despite exposes by the Indian Express. The only solution is to abolish subsidy rather than toying with cosmetic corrections like 8216;dual pricing8217;.
8212; Kishore Karnad On e-mail
PM8217;s map
8226; Prime Minister Manmohan Singh8217;s address at the India Economic Summit is indeed a classic document. It is time we cast off out-dated ideas and seize every opportunity to push towards a 10 per cent growth rate. The government should set the pace so that the nation can follow the PM8217;s road map.
8212; A.R.K. Pillai Mumbai
Which rules?
8226; This refers to Manini Chatterjee8217;s 8216;Scent of a woman8217; IE, November 30. Uma Bharati8217;s senior colleagues in the party feel that she needs to be taught a lesson to respect the rules of the party. But the question they refuse to answer is: What rules? Who makes them? In Bihar, the party has realised that it is only with the cooperation of the Dalits and backwards on a secular agenda that it can hope to gain political power. But in Madhya Pradesh the party has overlooked the majority achieved through leadership of a backward on the bijli-paani-sadak plank.
8212; Ved Guliani Hisar
Start anew, Uma
8226; I read with great interest 8216;Scent of a woman8217; IE, November 30. Uma Bharati should seriously think of making a fresh start instead of running from pillar to post to grab plum posts in her party.
8212; Amit V. Sengupta Kolkata
Right to be angry
8226; Uma Bharati8217;s anger is legitimate. She speaks as a woman from the backward classes who made her presence felt in national politics with great effort and hard work. In Madhya Pradesh the BJP uprooted the Congress because of her leadership. She also played a role in the recent Bihar elections.
8212; Mohd. Mudassir Alam New Delhi
BJPU!
8226; Uma Bharti says she is the real BJP. Let8217;s take her word for it. When there are differences and disputes it is better to split and have one8217;s own independent entity as a leader. Why, Umaji, don8217;t you form another political party, say the BJPU?
8212; Mahesh Kumar On e-mail
Like Indira
8226; Uma Bharati8217;s claim 8220;I am the real BJP8221; November 30 reminds us of the assertion made years ago, equating India with Indira. Our celebrated leaders must realise that however powerful they may be, the country, its people and institutions take precedence.
8212; S.C. Kapoor Noida
