Opinion Heralding change
Election results in the states indicate mainly one trend that the people want a change for the better.
Heralding change
ELECTION results in the states indicate mainly one trend that the people want a change for the better. J. Jayalalithaa and Mamata Banerjee have a lot of homework to do. After the elections,the ruling combine forgets what it had been elected for, and instead,it indulges in scams and corruption and obliges the sycophants surrounding it. So far,Nitish Kumar in Bihar has been an exception. Both Jayalalithaa and Mamata should avoid witch-hunting,as that would be detrimental to the interests of their states. People want affordable necessities,better infrastructure and educational facilities,reduction in crime,etc.
H. Parshuram
Keep it simple
YOUR editorial Refund,reform (IE,May 13) has emphasised,and rightly so,the use of advanced technical skills and political will to end corruption in government offices. Due to tortuous laws,an honest person looks at filing income tax returns as inviting trouble. In India,simplification of procedures is all the more needed because of our low literacy rate. The more intelligible rules and regulations,the more readiness and willingness on the part of people to comply with them. With easy and prompt access to public services like ration cards,passports,water and power connections,etc,corruption can be tackled to a great extent.
Satwant Kaur
Mahilpur
Money back
THE governments reforms in I-T laws that made it possible to refund Rs 27,800 crore to punctual taxpayers this year are praiseworthy. Previously,people had been waiting in vain for the refunds which they seldom got without greasing palms. Such cases should be dug out by the I-T department and pending refunds made. The government should also tackle corruption in other departments like issuing of driving licences,passports,house modification agreements and other public dealing government offices.
R.K. Kapoor Mumbai
Strategic blackmail
AMERICA is simply unable to take a strong stand against Pakistans complicity in sponsoring terrorism (The Beijing card,IE,May 12). The White House is well aware of an ace up Pakistans sleeve,well-guarded for the last six decades,with which it has been blackmailing the US,which recognises its strategic location between South and Central Asia and fears Pakistan may offer itself to Russia or China for making a permanent military base on its soil,which obviously hurts Americas interests.
Arun Malankar Mumbai
Shifting goalposts
As China gains in Pakistan and anti-Americanism reaches its peak,India seems to be playing like our talented but weak-minded hockey team,disunited and shocked by sudden attack. We need better strategy and stronger leaders who have daring and spunk. Todays leaders are responders reacting to the enemy rather than pre-empting.
Hemant A. Sant
Vadodara
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