Opinion Shirking work
The next general election of 2014 is still far away and the opposition need not daydream in 2011.
Shirking work
SHEKHAR GUPTA in Self-opposition party (IE,November 26) has rightly evaluated the negative role of the opposition,particularly the BJP. The next general election of 2014 is still far away and the opposition need not daydream in 2011. No one seems to take seriously how taxpayers money is wasted by stalling Parliament day after day. The issue of black money existed during the NDAs rule also. Why was it not dug out then?
K.L. Khandekar
Vadodara
FDI fracas
YOUR editorial (A hard sell,IE,November 28) rightly states the criticism against FDI in retail doesnt hold much water. Opposition parties are making an emotional appeal to the electorate aiming to swing the balance in their favour. The retail sector is closely linked to agriculture. Our agriculture has been languishing. Farmers have been suffering at the hands of middlemen,hoarders and trade syndicates. Consumers bear the brunt of a disproportionate price rise. A government which is operating a subsidy-ridden economy can neither create required infrastructure nor provide adequate prices to farmers. FDI in retail,with adequate safeguards,will pump money into the cash-starved agriculture sector. The consumer will get quality products at competitive prices. A large number of ancillary industries will come up. But the interests of small enterprises and retailers should be taken into account.
Saurabh Shekhar
Ghaziabad
Closed House
A DAYS non-functioning of Parliament costs the national exchequer crores. People,therefore,expect their elected representatives to devote their time and energy to debating issues and coming out with considered solutions. However,our parliamentarians have been doing just the opposite. Lately,the malaise has acquired a sinister tenor. Just about any issue is considered good enough to protest against. This winter session of Parliament has already become a victim of disruption from day one.
R.J. Khurana
Sovereign games
KUDOS for your editorial Sovereign virtues (IE,November 29). The frank analysis exposes the real game behind Pakistans oft-repeated threat to the US. Like trading on equity in business,in politics,this is trading on sovereignty for Pakistan.
K.C. Mehta
Vadodara
Blurred banner
n KAUSHIK BARUAS The flag still flies (IE,November 15) sounded like an obituary of the governments intelligence. Blurring the Tibetan flag in Rockstar by the censor board is ridiculous. Tibet is a burning human rights issue. Nehru blundered in handling Tibet and no government since has shown wisdom in rectifying this. An independent Tibet would have been a buffer between India and China. The censor boards senseless action has crossed all limits of insanity.
A.K. Sharma
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