• The murder of Satyendra Dubey brings out the sheer horror of corruption in India. On the pages of Indian Express we have read of the anger and outrage among the people. For any sustainable advantage, such sentiments have to be institutionalised.

One way would be to start making demands of our political parties, asking them to ban electoral candidates with criminal records. That aside take steps to make elections less expensive — for example by bringing into the ambit of the campaign’s spending limit expenditure incurred indirectly, by the candidate’s supporters.

The Dubey case presents the right moment to make these demands. Force political parties to bring such issues into their manifestos. There is already a good omen, in the passing of the amendments to the defection law and in limiting the size of ministries.

Subhash Mittal

• What is most disturbing is the cautious silence of the surface transport minister in the Dubey case. Not a word of empathy and only apathy — from a former officer of the gallant Indian army? Does politics change even the honourable soldier?

Jasbir Singh

• Kudos to Indian Express for blowing the whistle on Dubey’s murder. But what is important is that this story be re-printed in every regional language newspaper. The message must reach the country.

Aimee Wadia

• In Bihar at least, the national highway project should now be called the Golden Fraudrilateral.

S. Mitra

• His parents named him Satyendra, Lord of Truth. He lived up to his name but corrupt contractors and politicians obviously couldn’t stomach this.

The innocent face of Satyendra Dubey hurts you each time you look at his photograph. What solace can offer his family? I wonder how the PMO official who leaked the letter can get a good night’s sleep.

I hope the president and the prime minister will take special care to ensure the inquiry into Dubey’s killing doesn’t just fade away.