The BJP and Congress are resorting to political frivolities to distract attention from their wrongdoings,as suggested by your editorial Trivial politics (IE,November 27). The BJP is letting Karnataka CM B.S.Yeddyurappa have his cake and eat it too,and in return,he remains in sackcloth and ashes. Meanwhile,Congress MPs are flamboyantly forsaking their daily allowance to showcase their newfound concern for public money. What is easily discernible in these knee-jerk reactions is that both parties lack moral fibre,yet they are trying to take the moral high ground. It will be prudent for them to not indulge in one-upmanship and work together against corruption.
Satwant Kaur
Mahilpur
Going bananas
It was painful to read about Ratan Tatas disgust and the accompanying warning that if the government didnt intervene to uphold the rule of law,India could become a banana republic (Act or we could become banana republic: Tata strikes back, IE,November 27). Coming from an eminent and dignified Indian,we ignore it at our own peril. It is indeed time for the government to step in and stop the slide. Should the government not show an accommodative spirit,agree to a JPC and defuse the tension? Past experience should not be a dampener. The Bofors JPC failed because of obvious reasons. It is ill-advised for the Congress to be so inflexible even when its allies like the DMK and Trinamool Congress are now supporting it.
M. Ratan
New Delhi
In competition
This refers to your editorial Trivial politics and Shekhar Guptas That funny Bofors feeling ( IE,November 27). It seems that the two national political parties are competing to outdo each other in corruption. If the BJP does something,the Congress must outdo it. The Bofors scam proves that no one is better equipped than the Congress to bury such scandals deep. People are losing faith in the democratic process. Do we realise that by ignoring the realities and rendering Parliament infirm,we are paving the way for anarchy?
S. Shankar Singh
New Delhi
Striking work
I agree with Shekhar Gupta that the BJP is doing more harm than good by paralysing Parliament on the issue of the JPC (That funny Bofors feeling,IE,November 27). But isnt the Congress also responsible for this deadlock by refusing to budge from its stand? Whether a JPC will be of any help is another issue altogether. The credibility of the Congress is at stake and it should do whatever it can to convince the opposition and the people of this country that it is serious about the issue of corruption and is ready to bring the perpetrators to book.
Shamael Jafri
Kheri,UP
