Opinion Anna domini
Nobody should be allowed to usurp the powers of Parliament.
Anna domini
Apropos your editorial The right debate (IE,June 14),we need a reasoned discussion on the blackmailing tactics adopted by Anna Hazare and his team and their larger implications. Nobody should be allowed to usurp the powers of Parliament. An enlightened dictatorship is no substitute for democracy. By threatening to fast from August 16,Hazare is betraying the commitment he had made earlier to accepting the will of Parliament.
Fahad Mohd Khan
Bulandshahr
Prevention is better
In State of civil society (IE,June 14),Ashutosh Varshney has drawn a clear distinction between civil societies and political parties. The civil society movement led by Anna Hazare against corruption has compelled the government to take the Lokpal bill to Parliament. The central question is how to check corruption. The existing anti-corruption mechanisms and the proposed office of the Lokpal rely on punishing the corrupt through time-consuming procedures. What we need instead are proactive measures that prevent corruption. For this,there should be procedural reforms,a technology-driven transparent system of governance,efficient delivery of public services,taxation reforms.
V.R. Parshad Ludhiana
Tyranny of the few
The very idea of Team Hazare and the suggestion that this small group of unelected people can represent millions of Indians,while an elected government cannot,is preposterous. There is no denying the validity of any movement against corruption,but this group seems to arrogate to itself powers beyond limit. Theres little to surmise in all their declarations that they are willing to concede any of their points regarding the Lokpal bill. Does it not make them as tyrannical and unrelenting as they accuse the government of being?
Suren Abreu Mumbai
Gangs of Mumbai
Journalist J. Deys murder is an indication that underworld gangs have come out of hibernation in Mumbai (Mumbai drift,IE,June 13). It is imperative that the Maharashtra government improve the law and order situation. Since the fourth estate acts as the nations watchdog,the government is duty-bound to safeguard and protect its members. The Mumbai police need to rebuild their information network and crack down on the underworld again.
Pachu Menon Goa
United colour of reds
Apropos the editorial The CPI (United) (IE,June 15),the greatest weakness of communists has been their refusal to admit to their mistakes. That attitude saw them lose power gradually in some countries,dramatically in many others. The CPI and the CPM have fought most major elections together,yet there has been much hesitation to adopt a common identity that would give them a broader base. While the CPI has made a few ideological switches with the times,the CPM,which boasts a deeper red,considers any kind of change infra dig. This approach cost West Bengal years of progress.
R. Narayanan Ghaziabad
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