Opinion Set House in order
Apropos Coal row: SP teams up with Left,TDP to seek judicial probe,debate in House,the UPA should accept the suggestion that all coal block allocations be cancelled and a judicial probe be ordered
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Set House in order
* APROPOS Coal row: SP teams up with Left,TDP to seek judicial probe,debate in House (IE,August 31),the UPA should accept the suggestion that all coal block allocations be cancelled and a judicial probe be ordered. This could help break the current logjam in Parliament. Steering such a course may even compel the BJP to climb down from its demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs resignation.
Hema
Langeri
Long shadows
* THIS refers to Shivanand Tiwaris Embers will singe (IE,August 31). Tiwari has suggested that the Naroda Patiya verdict could damage the Gujarat governments image. However,Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi still seems to be riding on a wave of popularity. Tiwari adds that,had the verdict gone the other way,it would not have been good for the nation as it could have dented the faith of the minority communities in our judicial system. However,there are other instances where peoples faith in the judicial system may have been dented and where crimes against minorities have not been addressed. In the editorial Where law wins out (IE,August 30),it has been asked why justice and reparation are still missing for another scar in recent history the 1984 riots in Delhi,in which Sikhs bore the brunt of the violence. The Nellie massacre has also been mentioned in the editorial. It is tragic that justice is still awaited in these cases.
A.K. Vijayakumar
Tragic absence
* THE death of Kausar Bano in the Gujarat riots of 2002 was caused by a failure of the system (Even demons have shame: Kausars husband,IE,August 29). The police must be held guilty of dereliction of duty. They gave the violent mob leeway to go on a rampage. It is inexplicable why they reached the spot late.
Pawan Saraswati
New Delhi
Green signal
* DELHI Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit must be commended for spreading awareness on environment-related issues (House sparrow named state bird for Delhi,IE,August 15). By making the house sparrow the state bird of Delhi,the government has underscored the birds importance to the ecosystem. One hopes that the Delhi government will now put in place measures to protect the bird. Factors that have a direct impact on its survival are air pollution and lack of space for the birds to nest in. The Delhi CM has taken other eco-friendly measures as well,such as calling for subsidies on LED bulbs. This could eventually help them replace CFL bulbs. Other state governments should emulate these commendable initiatives.
S. Kamat
Bardez
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