Opinion Train wreck
This refers to Buddha on his knees,Mamata on their side,Maoists seize Rajdhani (IE,October 28). It has become an everyday occurrence in some corner of India where protestors damage public and private property....
This refers to Buddha on his knees,Mamata on their side,Maoists seize Rajdhani (IE,October 28). It has become an everyday occurrence in some corner of India where protestors damage public and private property,burn railway coaches,trucks,buses etc. These problems can be solved by dialogue only,not through violence. The government must not compromise or accept unjustified demands. One could liken these attacks to acts of terrorism to the Taliban regime. It is high time the government tackled this problem through a permanent solution.
M. Kumar
New Delhi
It is time to wake up to the Naxal threat; it is very real and very serious. The hijacking of the Rajdhani Express leaves no scope for complacency on the issue. It was just a day earlier when the home minister sermonised the Maoists asking them to give up their path of violence and come forth towards a resolution. One now questions why a powerful Indian military can not subdue the Maoists.
R.J. Khurana
By their own token
It is indeed ironic that no rival political party has caused as much damage to the BJP as its own leaders have (Elegy for the BJP,IE,October 25). Following the exit of Atal Bihari Vajpayee from politics and the defeats at both parliamentary and assembly levels,the mediocre,provincial and power hungry leaders have thrust the BJP into the political wilderness. Note how the present president of the party has never been known for his political skills. Political ineptitude,lack of internal democracy and absence of free and open debates mark the period of Rajnath Singhs leadership of the BJP.
Ved Guliani
Hisar
Heads up
In the present international political set-up the country should be alerted to the writing on the walls,specifically that of the dangerous designs of the Chinese. Usually in a comparative argument between India and China,India scores poorly on infrastructure development and the speed of development. Easily the most striking aspect of the rise of the Chinese has been the buildup of its military establishment,which was amongst the four modernisations that developed China. It is arguably this factor that has provoked considerable unease in Chinas neighbourhood. If the threat from an increasingly assertive and ambitious China is to be contained,India must have honest and open debate on its diplomatic and military options,including how gaps in its defences can be plugged.
Dilbag Rai
Link fares
Bus fares have been recently revised. It would be fair that whenever the government (state or central) revises their revenue rates of electricity,water,petrol,etc they link it to the variation in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI).
Mool Chand Gupta
New Delhi
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