Opinion Pointing fingers
This refers to the editorial In the dock (IE,May 29).
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Pointing fingers
This refers to the editorial In the dock (IE,May 29). The arrest of Jagan Mohan Reddy may be justified,but the Congress should not take credit for it. The editorial is right to point out that the Congress turned Andhra Pradesh,a party bastion,into a vulnerable spot by letting Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy get so powerful. YSR is said to have left behind a legacy of nepotism. When Jagan wanted to step into his fathers shoes after YSRs death,the Congress was perhaps right to refuse him. However,it should not have waited for Jagan to form a new party to deal with him. There might have been irregularities in the dealings of YSR and his kin,but for the common man,the Congress and corruption go hand in hand.
M.K.D. Prasada Rao
Ghaziabad
THE BJP has called the arrest of Jagan Mohan Reddy politically motivated,which has become a hackneyed approach. Why no such action was taken against Congressmen guilty of similar offences is a valid question. But to condemn Jagans arrest may be politically motivated too. The BJP will only damage its image by making such statements.
S. Rajagopalan
Little matters
APROPOS Pratap Bhanu Mehtas Sin of Littleness (IE,May 29),while globalised India is overflowing with energy and creativity,this talent has not been tapped for substantive,positive change. Cynicism pervades Indian society. Politicians,journalists,academics are engaged in vendetta and manipulation. The lack of confidence and vision among our policymakers and administrators has led to a loss of credibility.
Ved Guliani
Hisar
Power and the glory
THERE was a time when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gloried in being seen as one with the people,walking to all parts of the state,willing to face violence,shoulder-to-shoulder with the oppressed. Now she wants sub-machine guns to protect her from an imagined conspiracy to kill her (Threatened Mamata set to get submachine guns for security,IE,May 28). How the trappings of power can change a person. This is the unfortunate story of most politicians. They build walls of security around themselves,which separate them from the masses they claim to know so well.
Suren Abreu
Red alert
OUR VIPs and VVIPs should think before they clamour for beacons on their cars (Lal battis etc,IE,May 24).
Symbols of power often become security threats. They make politicians easily identifiable targets for terrorists and miscreants. The Central and state governments should consider banning such symbols. The only exceptions should be made for the president,the prime minister,chiefs of the armed forces and police officers on duty.
R.J. Khurana
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