Opinion Opposition role
Opposition role * This refers to Oppn feels it has right to policy-making: Sibal (IE,June 28). I am surprised at Kapil Sibals remarks. Being a seasoned lawyer,surely the workings and norms of a democracy are not unknown to him. One wonders how he could deny the role of the opposition in policy-making. It is true […]
Opposition role
* This refers to Oppn feels it has right to policy-making: Sibal (IE,June 28). I am surprised at Kapil Sibals remarks. Being a seasoned lawyer,surely the workings and norms of a democracy are not unknown to him. One wonders how he could deny the role of the opposition in policy-making. It is true that once the government is formed by the majority party,all policy-making,including legislation,is their prerogative. However,it is equally true that the opposition has the right to be heard in the legislature on issues pertaining to policy formulation. Besides,the appointment of constitutional authorities is certainly not a policy matter. A healthy democracy should encourage a prominent opposition.
G.R. Saha
Times running out
* This refers to How New Delhi manages Kashmir by Muzamil Jaleel (IE,July 4). New Delhi has always been in denial on Kashmir. It has always tried to manage the conflict instead of solving it. This has resulted in deep anguish among Kashmiris,who are fed up with the frequent killings and denial of justice. Development and conflict cannot go hand in hand. Enforced calm is no answer either. One cannot solve conflicts by caging dissent. With the planned 2014 exit of US troops from Afghanistan drawing closer,there are growing fears that the gun may return to the Valley. Some people who are tired of the lack of progress may even welcome this potential development. It is time that the Centre took some bold steps to end the conflict.
Ahsan Ul Shafi
Srinagar
Baiting voters
* This refers to Govt takes ordinance route to push food security (IE,July 4). That the Congress has to literally use food as a bait to get votes in the upcoming elections,65 years after Independence,reflects extremely poorly on the efficacy of its policies and programmes. The Congress ruled at the Centre for most of these years. It only has itself to blame for our sorry state of affairs. The Congress agenda is stale and regressive. How can India aspire to be a world-power when most of its population still depends on the government for basic necessities like food?
Satwant Kaur
Mahilpur
Pot and kettle
* The CBI has filed its first chargesheet in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case,wherein it has said the encounter was fake and named several Gujarat police officers as accused. Its shocking how the Congress is trying to get political mileage out of this case,because Narendra Modi is also allegedly associated with the encounter. Parties shouldnt play politics over fake encounters,which are a matter of great concern and shame. Besides,the Congress,which is rejoicing over the Ishrat Jahan case,does not exactly come out smelling of roses in the 2008 Batla house encounter. After that encounter,several unsettling question have come to the fore. The truth still remains to be seen.
Mohd Mudassir Alam
Kishanganj
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