Opinion They should quit
This refers to the editorial Upper House rules.
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They should quit
This refers to the editorial Upper House rules (IE,August 19). Post-independence,it seems anyone given power and position proceeds to become a feudal,ignoring the law of the land,abusing his power and position to amass wealth. Of course,there are honourable exceptions,but their number is pitifully small. One expected the higher judiciary to be different. Its regrettable that this expectation is,perhaps,misconceived. They are willing to be dragged to Parliament for the final pronouncement of impeachment. One expected that the very hint of taint would persuade judges to honourably quit,to avoid embarrassment to themselves and their respected institution.
M.K.D. Prasada Rao
Ghaziabad
In an overwhelmingly charged atmosphere against corruption,Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta high court seems to be the latest casualty. In a historic day for Parliament,Rajya Sabha voted to impeach Justice Sen on charges of proven misconduct. In the current atmosphere,it was virtually impossible anyone would vote for a person perceived to be corrupt.
Manas Upmanyu Shimla
Explain Thomas
According to the report RS passes Sen impeachment motion and questions how judges appoint themselves (IE,August 19),the elders used the opportunity to pose a question to the higher judiciary: how did somebody like Sen,whose conduct as a lawyer was highly questionable,become a judge in the first place? Great question. In fact,it can also be asked: how did the government appoint P.J. Thomas as CVC,when there was a case against him in the Kerala high court?
A.K. Vijayakumar
Why now?
Its heartening to see the CBI has swung into action regarding the huge wealth amassed by Jaganmohan Reddy. Jagan Reddy couldnt have made this wealth in the last couple of years; most of it must have come from his late father Y.S.R. Reddy. It is unlikely this wealth was amassed by honest means. So,why did the CBI or the ED or even the Congress not take cognisance of this all these years? It can be easily deduced that Jagan wouldnt have become the CBIs target had he not revolted against the high command and humiliated the party by trouncing it in the recent Kadapa bypolls.
V. Rajalakshmi Mumbai
Focal shift
When Anna Hazare first sat at the Jantar Mantar,his objective was to deal with corruption. Slowly,the movement changed course and is today propagating a bill whose practicality is being challenged. Theres a difference between fighting corruption and supporting the Lokpal bill. Today,we see people on the street harping about a law which half of them probably do not know. This change of focus has given the government an excuse to blame civil society. The bigger issue is tackling corruption,which can be done in other ways.
Shriyam Gupta
New Delhi
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