Opinion Keep the party going
This refers to Shekhar Guptas Self-opposition party
Keep the party going
* This refers to Shekhar Guptas Self-opposition party (IE,November 26). The article has raised a valid issue: the crisis in the main opposition party. The BJP leaders are putting the cart before the horse by declaring themselves prime ministerial candidates. However,there is no coherence between the top and the bottom rungs of the party and there is no clear economic agenda. The BJP has to not only try and keep the NDA together but also add new partners to reach the magic figure of 272 in 2014.
Sanjay Saksena,New Delhi
* Apropos Self-opposition party ,I agree with the analysis of the BJP done by Shekhar Gupta. He has aptly said that the BJP today offers no alternative for anything. However,the bankruptcy of ideas afflicts almost all political parties.
Manjit Singh Juneja,Mohali
* Shekhar Gupta seems unduly harsh on the BJP for its stand against FDI in retail. The BJP is not the only party opposing it; some members of the UPA as well as its allies like the DMK and the TMC are also against it. So are the leftists. Since there is a large political and trading constituency expressing serious reservations about the matter,shouldnt the government try to develop a national consensus on a vital economic issue like this one? Those opposing may be wrong,but the democratic method is to debate and convince them about the validity of the pro-FDI view.
M. Ratan,New Delhi
Narrow vision
* This refers to A hard sell (IE,November 28). The economic benefits,which will accrue to the country if FDI is allowed in the retail sector,do not seem to make a difference to the BJP. The party is even opposing decisions which have a resonance with its earlier agenda of economic reforms. The BJP leadership needs to get rid of its politics of opportunism and attrition if it again wants to call the shots at the national level.
Satwant Kaur,Mahilpur
Supply chain
* Pakistan has now blocked NATOs supply lines to its troops in Afghanistan. This would eventually help terrorist groups in Afghanistan,which will prove detrimental to Indias security as well. Perhaps India should consider sending supplies to NATO.
K.L. Arora,Pune
One more single
* Every run counts in a Test match and India learnt it the hard way at Wankhede. The hero of the Test match,R. Ashwin,scored a ton and took nine wickets,but his runout in the last ball led to a draw and helped the West Indies escape the jaws of defeat.
S.N. Kabra,Mumbai
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