Opinion Power punch
This refers to In power-starved UP,the SPs powerful have it easy
Power punch
* THIS refers to In power-starved UP,the SPs powerful have it easy (IE,June 21). In India,nepotism has reached such a level that the ruling party is ready to sacrifice the larger public interest for their selfish needs. Politicians would rather have malls and shops close early than suffer power cuts themselves. The situation reflects a growing propensity among the Indian elite to treat public resources like personal property.
Abhijit Bora
New Delhi
Super cop?
* THE controversy around Mumbais assistant commissioner of police,Vasant Dhoble,is getting murkier by the day (Bar owners,politicians know they cant buy Dhoble: Mumbai top cop,IE,June 21). People have been angered by Dhobles method of operation he is said to wield a hockey stick during raids. Has Dhoble crossed the limits of his duty as a police officer? However,it must be noted that when he raided illegal bars in more impoverished areas in Mumbai,there were hardly any protests. It is only now,after Dhoble has raided night spots in more affluent areas,that there is a hue and cry. But the law must be obeyed by all.
Ganapathi Bhat
Akola
Different strokes
* THIS refers to The rise of the different (IE,June 20). Countries like India are different from those powers that rose during 1945-90 such as Japan and Germany but it does not make us less worthy of having a voice in global governance. In the case of climate change,for instance,the United States should not forget the historical responsibilities the West has. India will share responsibility in implementing climate-change mitigation mechanisms,but only so far as its right to development is not hampered. We are different today because our challenges and contexts are different. The West should recognise this.
Pradnya Palande
Thane
Loose cannon
* CONGRESS leader Rashid Alvi recently described Mulayam Singh Yadav as the biggest agent of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He seems to have forgotten that Mulayam Singh and his Samajwadi Party have come to the aid of the Congress-led UPA in recent times. The Congress should discipline party leaders who choose to speak out of turn.
Bidyut K. Chatterjee
Faridabad
Legal brief
* PAKISTANS supreme court cited judgments made by the Indian Supreme Court as precedent while ruling that Yousuf Raza Gilani was unfit to remain prime minister of Pakistan (SC cites Indian rulings to sack Gilani as Pakistan prime minister,IE,June 20). This should remind the Indian Supreme Court of its responsibility to retain high standards of credibility in the world of jurisprudence.
Madhu Agrawal
Delhi
Share
