Govt should contain anti-social elements
Sir,
This is with reference to the news item Night out turns…” (DH, Oct 1) and the progress made by police (DH, October 2). Nowadays, goondaism on the streets is again becoming more visible.
A responsible citizen cannot question or stop people doing wrong things in public places like going rashly on vehicles, cutting the traffic signals, travelling without helmets and with mobile talking, flouting traffic rules, eve teasing and blocking the traffic.
Generally we have seen the police officials hoodwinking these elements and sometimes even expressing their inability to book them because of their connections with powerful people.
The home ministry should take a serious view of this state of affairs and insist the police and other agencies to be strict on these anti social elements.
The Government must introduce a law preventing the politicians from interfering with the police in such matters.
N V Shantaram
Bangalore
It is wrong
Sir,
It was unbecoming of the Supreme Court to have issued a threat that they would recommend to the President of India the dismissal of a state government for contempt of court,if any.
The honourable judges should not carry their likes and dislikes along with them to the courts and ensure that their personal egos do not interfere with the discharge of their duties. They should not think of dethroning a democratically elected state government when there is no breakdown of the Constitutional machinery in the State.
Kattari Ananda Naidu
Chennai
Baffling note
Sir,
The Supreme Court’s observation that they would recommend to the President the dismissal of the Tamil Nadu government, in case of establishment of contempt of court charges, is truly baffling. The Constitution mandates only the Central government to recommend to the President of India the imposition of Article 356.
And if so imposed, the courts only have the power to see if the imposition was justified and thereby uphold it or to strike down such imposition if it was malafide and unwarranted.
S A Nasser Khan
Chennai
Contempt of court
Sir,
By unleashing a reign of terror in the state, the ruling DMK has successfully paralysed the life of ordinary citizens throughout Tamil Nadu in the unannounced bundh on Monday. This is in complete defiance of the orders of the Supreme Court.
It will be a disgrace if Karunanidhi’s government is allowed to function after his party has, in no unmistakable terms, shown its contempt for the rule of law by making a mockery of the Supreme Court’s orders.
Rajalakshmi V
Mumbai
Restore democracy
Sir,
It is very shocking to know the recent developments in Myanmar. One can understand the plight of people there, when the military government killed few people including the Japanese photo journalist at close range.
India being the largest democratic country cannot remain a mute spectator to these happenings and its time to step in to restore the democracy.
Ravikumar R
Bangalore
20-20 power play
Sir,
The power sharing mechanism has gone haywire in Karnataka as happened in other states where such formula was tried. The lure of the chair is proving much stronger than the solemn promises made while forming the government.
H D Deve Gowda, should be knowing well the pain of betrayal, having lost his own government by removal of the outside prop. Governments formed by time sharing or outside supports have been mostly failures.
Raghubir Singh
Pune
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