Opinion CAG nags
Apropos the editorial Audit this overreach,the CAG indeed appears to be overstepping its boundaries by a huge margin.
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CAG nags
Apropos the editorial Audit this overreach (IE,October 5),the CAG indeed appears to be overstepping its boundaries by a huge margin. It seems that it has been enthused by the recent anti-corruption rhetoric to position itself as the watchdog of the government,arrogating to itself powers that it does not have. Its actions must remain within the purview of auditing the income and expenditure of government. It should not presume to be the conscience-keeper of the nation. In some of its recent reports,it has betrayed a tendency towards interpretation and judgment. This is not its role and it must desist from this to prevent undue opinion-generation.
Suren Abreu
Whats the word?
I take exception to your choice of phrase in the editorial A big loss (IE,October 3). The strap beneath the headline went: The CAG,in jerry-rigging a 2G loss…. The dictionary admits the usage jerry-built and jury-rigged,each connoting cheap,makeshift construction,in building or otherwise. Perhaps the writer has been seduced by the phrase Gerry-mander,which means to redraw the lines of electoral constituencies,although,as Bill Bryson has pointed out,the G of the original Gerry was pronounced hard,not soft. Neologisms are current in this age,but when they are unnecessary,they should be avoided. There is no need for a coinage such as jerry-rigging when perfectly decent equivalents exist.
Vijay Nambisan
Political Anna
Regarding the report Annas new war cry: Defeat Congress (IE,October 5),it is good that Anna Hazare has decided to enter the political fray. He has finally realised that the fight for the Lokpal is in essence a political battle,and there can be no apolitical solutions in a democracy. However,he has to be careful not to field his own candidates. That could end up splitting the votes and handing victory over to his avowed enemy,the Congress.
S.K. Balasubramanian
Pune
Informants all
Apropos Aam admi agent (IE,October 3),Sharad Yadav has rightly pointed out that in the fight against terrorism,the common man should be roped in. If we take into account the steps that he has proposed,then we can expand our network of informants. The government should incentivise the common man to make it a success.
Bharat Sagar Latur
BJP in a labyrinth
THE editorial Try harder (IE,October 3) aptly describes the dilemma faced by the BJP. After engaging in fire-fighting in Karnataka and Uttarakhand,it now has to face the game of one-upmanship between its top leaders L.K. Advani and Narendra Modi. As rightly stated in the editorial,the party is in a reactive mode,instead of being in a proactive mode. It has to go beyond attacking the UPA and offer something constructive to the masses.
M.K. Bajaj Zirakpur
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