Tracking blame

8226; I agree with Laloo Prasad Yadav that the Gujarat government has failed to p...

8226; I agree with Laloo Prasad Yadav that the Gujarat government has failed to provide enough 8220;security8221; to a Central minister and should be sacked 8216;Accident derailed, now it8217;s UPA vs Modi again8217;, IE, April 22. He was lucky to survive the attack. But so should a railway minister be sacked when he fails to provide enough 8220;safety8221; cover to train passengers. The 17 nameless, helpless, clueless non-ministers were unlucky to fall victim because of criminal negligence.

8212; Bhushit Joshipura Bangalore

8226; It was very disheartening to see political leaders cashing in on the grim incident for grist for their internecine rivalry. The ministers must be condemned for their attitude; however, the residents of Samlaya must be praised for their selfless efforts in rushing to the rescue of the victims. This incident is yet another example of the concern and compassion of the public for fellow citizens.

8212; P.R. Shrivastava Mehsana

8226; The ghastly collision at Samalya Gujarat between the Sabarmati Express and a standing goods train should be an eye-opener for our euphoric Railways Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav who runs the ministry in New Delhi by remote control from Patna. Laloo is an expert at diversifying facts, and is trying hard to hide his inefficiency by blaming Modi for his deflated ego. Laloo labels President8217;s Rule in Bihar as an 8220;interval8221; for his misrule in Bihar. In fact this should be 8220;the end8221; for his spree in Delhi as railway minister.

8212; F.S.K. Barar Jodhpur

On Jiwan Kumar

8226; Thank you for your coverage on Jiwan Kumar 8216;Border story: BSF officer paid price for doing his duty8217;, IE, April 22. May his soul rest in peace.

8212; Vimalanand Prabhu Raleigh, North Carolina

All dressed up

8226; Ravi Baja8217;s article 8216;Indian fashion needs a dressing down8217; IE, April 21 is very honest and it gives all the relevant facts about where Indian fashion should go and where it is at. Right now India Fashion Week may be generating a bit of business but more than that it is fun and games with no solid trend or style which is characteristic of India emerging. Most collections look like spin-offs from FTV and hardly fall into the pret category. Increasing the number of shows and designers8217; participation does not give the stamp of success. Stalls are not ready, neither are the designers able to give all the relevant information about their collections. But maybe it will all fall into place a decade later. After all, six is too young an age for maturity.

8212; Meher Castelino Mumbai

Inquire, then act

8226; Looking at the speed with which these inquiries are being announced, it would be better to make it routine procedure for every government action to be first approved by the CBI and then implemented. This way, afterwards there will be no need to announce a CBI inquiry 8216;Faced with lengthening list of Defence deals, CBI tells Govt: specifics, please8217;, IE, April 22.

8212; Jayant Gokhale Dubai