Opinion Dark reality
Apropos Grid indiscipline,the collapse of the Northern grid has been blamed on overdrawing of electricity by errant states
Dark reality
* APROPOS Grid indiscipline (IE,July 31),the collapse of the Northern grid has been blamed on overdrawing of electricity by errant states. Capacity generation has also been named as a reason for the woeful state of affairs. Distribution and transmission losses also account for some of the shortage. However,state governments may want to revisit the practice of giving free electricity to some consumers,with others forking out huge amounts in tariff. Political will and a system of accountability will be needed to address the situation. The onus lies on the political class.
Abhishek Puri
Premature verdict
* THIS refers to the report Post-Modi interview,SP disowns Siddiqui (IE,July 29). Shahid Siddiqui must be lauded for standing firm on his decision to interview Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team has not found any substantial evidence implicating Modi in the riots of 2002. Unlike in other riots in India,many of the cases filed on the Gujarat riot massacres have ended in convictions. The rest are likely to see verdicts soon. Modis detractors should wait for his guilt to be proved in a court of law before indicting him.
N. Ramamurthy
Where are the leaders?
* SEEMA CHISHTIS article Political blunderlands (IE,July 30) reiterates the importance of having able leaders who can hold the fort. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have periodically suffered from a crisis of leadership. S.M. Krishna was probably the last Karnataka chief minister with a vision for the state. The current government lacks direction and is extremely fragile. In AP,former chief ministers N. Chandrababu Naidu and Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy tried to turn Hyderabad into a prosperous IT capital. It was during Naidus tenure that dreams of Cyberabad took shape. However,subsequent chief ministers frittered away the legacy of Naidus reign. It is painful to watch leaders failing to capitalise on the good work done by their predecessors from other parties and succumbing to petty party politics instead. This works against the interests of the state.
Ganapathi Bhat
Akola
Ploughing back
* THIS refers to 21 SC judges retd since 08,18 in govt panels (IE,July 30). Many retired government officers are likely to find their way to government panels. Some reforms have been suggested to address this problem. One of them is that no bureaucrat be re-employed in the first five years after retirement. This is a simple but effective way to break the nexus between bureaucrats and their political bosses.
Suresh Amin
Vadodara
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