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Broken promise
Sir, this is pure and simple hypocrisy. The "U-turn on black money" by the BJP govt should not be tolerated by any right-thinking people of India. It is a deliberate deception on the millions of voters who voted BJP into power. The BJP promised that one of its priorities would be to reveal the names of boarders and bring back the money in the service of the country. This is unpardonable that the Modi-govt is following the former UPA's policy of defending the looters. Why and whom is PM Modi afraid of ? The citizens have a right to know. When they know about the looters, they will have the commonsense to deal with them too.
E.P.Menon
Bangalore
For a better commuting
Sir, in today's world where motorized transport is creating a chaos and most private vehicle run amok, pedestrians and cyclists have tough time on the road. Tender Sure projects and BBPM have atleast hit the right path and moving in the right direction. Many European cities have reduced road widths and paved way for cycling and walking. This ensures less chaos and is one of the most important traffic controlling methods. Gradually, but surely the City's health will improve as seamless pavements will encourage more people to walk and cycle. The next step is to integrate public transport and provide dedicated lanes for buses. Hence, the headline of your article 'A recipe for chaos on St.Mark's Road' is misleading. The reporter should make an attempt to understand Traffic Engineering concepts and not get swayed by the emotions of vehicle owners.
Arun S Padaki
Via e-mail
Archaic mindsets
Sir, Facebook and Apple are reinventing archaic mindsets. Apparently we have not evolved as a progressive society from the days of bonded slavery of the liege lords of yore. Women are destined to differential wages as endorsed by no less than Satya Nadella. But women are vitally needed in the genre of industries today, particularly in IT. Given our mindset towards women inside and out of the workplace, the out-of-the-box idea of freezing eggs was not entirely unexpected. At least providing baby creches helped the child growing along with the mother but with " Egg Creches" the baby becomes a bonded entity even before it is born . The former arrangement had acknowledged the right of women to rear a child and latter would blatantly put the onus of such a denial on the woman herself, piously taking shelter under her "career fixation". The tenets of sixteenth century are being embellished by technology of the twenty first !
R.Narayanan
Ghaziabad
Whistleblower officer
Sir, according to a report of IAS Officer Rashmi, director general of Administrative Training Institute, a scam close to Rs 100-crore took place during the term of her predecessor IAS officer Amita Prasad (2008-14). The fact that for such a long period it did not come to light and that it was made public by Ms Rashmi who took over the office very recently indicates that many other officials serving at various capacities in ATI are involved in the scam. And the assault on Rashmi including by former employees of the contractor, whose tender was rejected, is a proof of the unholy nexus that exist in the department. The charges against Rashmi that she broke the protocol was not sustainable and considering that high officials are involved in the scam, nothing short of investigation by the CBI will do justice to this case.
H.R.Bapu Satyanarayana
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