Opinion Political arms
No doubt West Bengal has very often been witness to such violent scenes,be it in Nandigram,Khejuri or Singur....
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•Politicians have often adopted unlawful and most often violent means to assert their supremacy over their rivals (Enough is enough,IE,June 12). No doubt West Bengal has very often been witness to such violent scenes,be it in Nandigram,Khejuri or Singur,and no government or political party seems to realise its debilitating impact on the development of the state and the masses who stand to lose their jobs and even their lives and property in the largescale manipulated violence called selective terrorism. Is it just a coincidence that guns,bombs and cartridges were recovered from the cadres and workers of one political outfit? Our political culture across the country,enmeshed in a feudal background,tolerates violence and illegal harassment rather than allowing the law of the land to take its own course.
Ved Guliani Hisar
Fair quota?
•This refers to One-third quota,double vision by Rajindar Sachar (IE,June 11). If the legislation can reform womens status then should we not reserve seats for them? But do we really agree that reservation is the real solution to the underprivileged and destitute in our country. The reservation which was introduced to help economically backward people has been politically misused. The creamy layer is basically benefiting. In the same way,womens reservation will benefit already established politicians as in that case they will be able to get tickets on behalf of their women candidates.
Sweta Gupta Aligarh
Acres of contention
•This refers to The factory factor by Saubhik Chakrabarti (IE,June 10),saying that agricultural productivity is so low that the land can be better utilised for industry. Indian Land utilisation data of 1999-2000 shows that cultivated land is about 46 per cent,barren and uncultivable land about 6 per cent,other uncultivated land about 9 per cent and fallow land about 8 per cent,the rest being forests and others. Utilising agricultural land for industries is insane as uncultivable,fallow land is available for the asking. Chakrabarti states that the attachment of the farmer to the land is because of desperation and not for some mystical reason. He has hit the nail right on the head. Displacing families from their land,be it for modern industries or projects of national importance,robs them of their livelihood. Forget about sentimental attachment,their livelihood is destroyed. None of the farmers is trained for anything else. The underemployed are converted to unemployed when their land is taken away either by money or muscle.
K. Raghu
Be scared
•The World Health Organisation has been forced to declare a swine flu pandemic,which is a matter of great concern and should act as an eye-opener. Since the disease has its roots in an alien country,all Indian airports and other points of our country must be sealed and people properly scanned before they embark on our shores.
S.N. Kabra
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