Opinion Waste not
Shekhar Guptas article Jan Lok Sabha has raised the very valid issue of wasting the whole session of Parliament.
Waste not
* Shekhar Guptas article Jan Lok Sabha (IE,July 30) has raised the very valid issue of wasting the whole session of Parliament. On the eve of the monsoon session,it looked as if the entire political system had collapsed. There were so many unresolved issues which needed to be heard,discussed and settled. So much money,manpower,effort and time are being wasted to settle petty political issues. Its correct that here are two coalitions,accounting for around 430 Lok Sabha members,who are not at all serious about issues raised in Parliament. Political parties should jointly see to it that the monsoon session is not washed away,since this is not good for a healthy democracy.
Sanjay Saksena,New Delhi
Bye bye BSY
* This refers to BSY bows to party and quits,BJP puts off decision on new CM (IE,August 1). The founding fathers of our Constitution couldnt envision a situation when sticking to power would be above every other thing for our leaders. Since we are committed to being a democracy,we have to live with such situations till we stop giving the reins of power to self-serving,power-hungry politicians.
M.C. Joshi,Lucknow
Spiritless call
* Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni made a blunder in recalling England batsman Ian Bell when Bell had been declared run-out by the umpire (The Mahi way,IE,August 2). This decision cannot be said to have been in the spirit of the game or in the interest of the gentlemans game. Dhonis act needs to be condemned as far as Team India is concerned. This single act of purposeful error cost Team India the match and could cost them the No 1 Test rank.
R.K. Kapoor,Chandigarh
* The recall of Ian Bell was more a matter of propriety than anything else. In fact,the true spirit of cricket was lacking from Englands team not only due to the baseless allegation regarding the use of Vaseline on Indian bats but also because in the same true spirit Bell should have refused to come back to the crease. That would have made the gentlemans game even more gentle.
Paramdeep Singh,Chandigarh
Reasons why
* The major reasons for Indias twin Test defeats in England are ineffective bowling changes by the captain,the innocuous pace of our medium-pacers and the inefficient bowling of Harbhajan Singh. To add salt to the wound,ordinary fielding made us pay heavily. The fitness level of key players has been a cause of worry for some time,but they are always fielded. Our players have failed to live up to their image at home and now are on the verge of losing the No 1 Test rank. It is indeed a testing time for Team India.
C.K. Subramaniam,Navi Mumbai
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