Opinion Old school
Some anti-social elements,who may have helped them win elections,will always be a law unto themselves. Moreover it is dynastic politics in UP and the apple doesnt fall far from the tree.
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Old school
Apropos Akhileshs challenge (IE,April 17),it is futile to expect a new government,whether headed by a new or an old leader,to lay down the law. Some anti-social elements,who may have helped them win elections,will always be a law unto themselves. Moreover it is dynastic politics in UP and the apple doesnt fall far from the tree.
Tarsem Singh
New Delhi
Flightless bird
THE editorial Maharaja cant rule (IE,April 16) throws light on the mismanagement of all PSUs. Instead of restructuring Air India and implementing strict policies to make it work,it is appalling how we keep it alive by pumping enormous amounts of capital. The employees of any company deserve facilities only according to the profits they generate.
Anshula Rao
Nangal Township
Mamatas men
WHAT has Ambikesh Mahapatra of Jadavpur University done to invite the wrath of Mamata Banerjee (Alleging corruption,professor denied TMC men housing society contracts,IE,April 14)? That as assistant secretary of the New Garia Housing Co-operative Society,he did not allow building material supply syndicates,controlled by the TMC,to get contracts? The cartoon incident was a means to harass him and prevent him from contesting the society elections. Such actions show Mamata as a failed CM.
Yash P. Verma
Figure that out
YOUR editorial Hole in the data (IE,April 16) is an eye-opener for our planners. It is a blot on the bureaucrats who oversee the work of data personnel. A sharp revision in the index of industrial production data (IIP) for January 2012 from 6.5 per cent to 1.1 per cent shows how casual and careless the approach to the nations financial planning is. Will the government fix this?
B.B. Goyal
Naughty neighbours
ALL of Pakistans moves,the latest being the presidents visit to the holy shrine at Ajmer,are an eyewash to make India reciprocate favourably to deals that are suitable for them. Pakistan will never negotiate seriously on contentious issues like Siachen or on the dismantling of its terrorist set-ups. Our mandarins are naïve to believe that Pakistan will accept responsibility for 26/11 or nab Hafiz Saeed.
Lt Col (retd)
F.J. Chalissery
Thrissur
Almost PM
WHILE eulogising Jagjivan Ram,CPMs M.B. Rajesh said he almost became the first Dalit prime minister in 1977 (Life lessons from Jagjivan Ram,IE,April 9). It seems one factor came into play that loaded the dice in favour of Morarji Desai Jagjivan Ram had been a minister throughout the Emergency,while Morarji Desai had opposed the Emergency and been imprisoned for it.
Kailash C. Kotia
Jaipur
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