Two together

Too young to wed

• Apropos of ‘Tying an early knot’ (IE, December 23) the proposal of lowering the age of marriage for men from 21 to 18 is indeed controversial. At 18, boys and girls are still on the verge of entering adulthood. Though they are physically capable of getting married, they need to adapt themselves to the various resposibilities underlying the institution of marriage.

— Abhishek Law Kolkata

Good boys

• The performance of Team India in the test series against Sri Lanka is quite amazing and reassuring for cricket lovers as well as players. The 2-0 series win brought India to the second position in the world rankings. This is due to the excellent performances and hard work of players and good team management. In addition, Greg Chappell has now proved his professional approach with the good performance of Indian team.

— Mohd. Mudassir Alam New Delhi

Confusing issues

• The BJP is a party sinking to new lows. The lone dissenting voice to the report of the committee appointed by the Lok Sabha Speaker to enquire into the ‘cash-for-questions’ scam was V.K. Malhotra. His contention was that the matter should have been referred to the Privileges Committee and the accused MPs should have been allowed to present their case. He was only trying to confuse the issue and push it out of the public mind. There was a time when those in public life who were faced with such damning evidence would resign on their own. But this is difficult to expect from today’s politicians.

— S. Kamat Goa

The real solution

• We must realise that corruption is a crime and should attract the same treatment as any other violation of law irrespective of one’s profession or status. State funding of election campaigns is no solution. When our MPs can misappropriate funds allocated for the development of their own constituency, where is the guarantee that state funding of elections will be utilised honestly?

— Ved Guliani Hisar

Double speak

• The BJP’s opposition to the expulsion of the ‘‘stung’’ MPs is understandable for as many as six of its MPs were involved in the cash for questions scam. But they cannot fool the people. This is the same party that stalled the working of Parliament for several days demanding action against ‘‘tainted’’ ministers. It is ironical that the BJP still shows the audacity to claim that it is a “party with a
difference”.

— Kishore Karnad Baroda