Opinion More of the same
This refers to Modi-hit by Shekhar Gupta (IE,August 3). Gupta rightly indicts the two chief ministers,Nitish Kumar and Akhilesh Yadav
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* This refers to Modi-hit by Shekhar Gupta (IE,August 3). Gupta rightly indicts the two chief ministers,Nitish Kumar and Akhilesh Yadav,who were perceived to be icons of better governance and development,for abandoning their overwhelming mandates and embracing minorityism and votebank populism instead. Their recent missteps are clearly panicked reactions to Narendra Modis rise and prominence. I agree entirely that Nitishs reaction to the Bihar midday meal tragedy was juvenile,and Akhileshs move to suspend IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal idiotic. The more things appear to change,the more they stay the same. One is not sure who these two CMs think they are fooling.
M. Ratan
New Delhi
*VARIOUS political parties still play the secularism card to indulge in outdated identity politics. It seems it is in the best interests of the ruling class to ensure minority communities remain backward and vulnerable. The more vulnerable,the more they can be manipulated; the more backward,the more they feel grateful for a mai-baap sarkar that keeps them dependent on itself.
Ketan R. Meher
Thane
Gandhi on Eiffel
*THIS refers to Eiffel brand worth is £435 billion by Shombit Sengupta (IE,August 4). The writer mentions that even M.K. Gandhi was present at the Exposition Universelle of 1889. This is indeed true. It is interesting to note,however,Gandhis thoughts on the Eiffel Tower itself. In chapter 23 (The great exhibition) of the first part of his 1927 autobiography,Gandhi wrote that he visited Paris while studying for the bar examination in London. However,he found no beauty in the Eiffel Tower. Quoting Tolstoy,he asserted that it was a symbol of human absurdity,and that even though he went up the tower,he felt it was a waste of money. For Gandhi,the Eiffel Tower did not hold much charm.
V.B. Ganatra
New York
Double standards
*THIS refers to Fearing displacement,Sikh farmers settled in Kutch approach Punjab CM (IE,August 4). Over 2,000 Sikh farmers converted large tracts of arid land into cultivable farmland in Kutch,through nearly four decades of hard work. Now the Gujrat government is forcing them to vacate their land by invoking provisions of the Bombay Tenancy and Agriculture Lands Act,1958. Even though the Gujrat High Court has ruled in favour of the farmers,the government has moved the Supreme Court,to appeal against the decision. This is curious. On the one hand,the BJP says that Article 370,which gives J&K special status and prohibits outsiders from owning land in the state,should be abolished. On the other hand,it is essentially doing the same thing in Gujrat.
Vinod Sharma
Moga
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