Opinion Didis road ahead
A big responsibility will be on her shoulder
Didis road ahead
This refers to Bengal stands up to ask for more (IE,May 11). Mamata Banerjee seems a few steps away from the chief ministers office. A big responsibility will be on her shoulder. She is a one-woman army and has a huge following,but she doesnt have a very good track record in administration. She needs to understand that it is easy to sit in the opposition and criticise. She would do well to start on a clean slate without any vengeance towards the Left and have a development-based agenda. If she can bring West Bengal back to the path of industrialisation and generate employment,she would have won the battle.
Bal Govind
Noida
Money for nothing
I endorse Jean Drezes view in The cash mantra
(IE,May 11). The best point he makes is: food is shared equitably within the family,while cash can easily be cornered by selfish individuals. Any amount,if it reaches a family through the proposed CCT,may be misused. With our rigid budgetary exercises,will CCT enjoy any flexibility in that such moneys will be adjusted for inflation? For most BPL families,any amount coming from the government is big,and they forget that money is to be spent on food. With all it drawbacks,the PDS is still preferable.
M.K.D. Prasada Rao
Ghaziabad
Seeing red
CHINAS support for Pakistan after the Abbottabad raid was expected (Post Osama,China backs friend Pak,takes swipe at India,IE,May 11). The world is now aware of Pakistan being a haven for terrorists. Pakistan has been fooled into gifting a portion of Kashmir to China. Pro-democracy movements are gaining momentum in China,much to its chagrin. India has to be vigilant against both these scheming neighbours.
Harischandra Parshuram
Fly over farms
THIS refers to Eye on 2012 (IE,May 10). The land acquisition process for the proposed Yamuna Expressway has gone from bad to worse. While no one can oppose the need for development,one wonders where this unending quest for rapid urbanisation will take us. Are huge buildings a replacement for our agricultural land,so vital to our survival? Have we done our math? Sadly,our politicians are evading the real issues and preparing the ground for the 2012 UP assembly elections.
S. K. Gupta
Dadas knock
SOURAV GANGULY is not finished yet. His brilliant comeback in the IPL is another feather in his cap. Ignored in the IPL-4 auction,Dada has had the last laugh. He is one of the best captains our country has ever had and the BCCI should use his services as a consultant for the national side.
S.N. Kabra
Mumbai
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