Opinion Explain the silence
Despite the veil of satire,the author has unambiguously highlighted the chaotic nature of governance and the widespread confusion on almost all major issues of national concern....
This refers to Shekhar Guptas Is anybody there? (IE,August 14). Despite the veil of satire,the author has unambiguously highlighted the chaotic nature of governance and the widespread confusion on almost all major issues of national concern price rise,CWG,Bhopal,Kashmir. During the 90s,then-PM P.V. Narasimha Rao was often called mauni baba (saint of silence) for his lack of timely and judicious action. Today,the Union government is afflicted with internal criticism,dissensions and even back-stabbing,yet the PM prefers to maintain his silence,perhaps out of political exasperation. Does our leadership realise that its lack of responsibility,policy direction and vision will lead the country to chaos,particularly when insurgency and terrorism are gaining ground?
Ved Guliani Chandigarh
Shekhar Guptas Is anybody there? is timely. But the article also reminds me of the late Frank Moraes,who would pull no punches in his celebrated Monday column which I enjoyed from 1964 for as long as he wrote. Guptas criticism is well merited; in a sentence,Dr Singh seems to be very economical in communicating with the public. He is the PM of a vibrant democracy,noisy as it is,and to borrow John K. Galbraiths words,a functioning anarchy. Very few are convinced that theres a trust deficit with Pakistan,and so we must engage our neighbour in dialogue,whatever its brutal provocations. On prices and Maoists,the PMs pronouncements sound empty. And the Congress president is even more remote when it comes to communicating. A Digvijay Singh or a Mani Shankar Aiyar gives the impression that theyre not amenable to discipline. Whos there to reassure the public that theres a responsive government at the Centre?
P. Kanaka Durga
Words,not stones
n The Valleys stone pelters must understand that nothing can be achieved by throwing stones at security personnel who are only doing their job. By doing so they are only alienating themselves. Confrontation is not a solution to Kashmirs problems. The state cannot run away from its duty to maintain law and order. The PM has expressed his readiness to talk and help redress their grievances,and offered development and jobs. India as a secular democracy has many peaceful means of resolving pending issues.
R.J. Khurana Bhopal
Fatal waste
When anywhere between 20 to 30 crore Indians sleep hungry every night,and over 7,000 die of hunger every day,wastage of foodgrains in FCI godowns is criminal. Do we need to talk about food security any more? On one hand,we are concerned about food security; on the other,were apathetic towards managing foodgrains. The food distribution systems are a shambles. Its for the Union and state governments to rise to the occasion to properly procure,stock and distribute foodgrains without any wastage.
Dilbag Rai
Chandigarh
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