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Maoists: no place for violence in democracy
I agree with the views expressed in the editorial “Offer for talks” (Nov 2). It will be unwise of the Maoists if they do not accept the government’s offer for talks. Violence has no place in a democratic set-up. The Home Minister’s call to the Maoists to suspend violence and hold talks with the state governments on all their concerns, including land acquisition, forest rights and industrialisation, is quite reasonable. Peaceful means need to be exhausted to solve the problem. At the same time, the government must do something substantial to combat corruption, crime and socio-economic inequalities in the affected areas. SUDESH KUMAR SHARMA, Kapurthala
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II Nothing concrete has been done to combat the Maoists who have spread their tentacles far and wide, hitting soft targets at will and with impunity. The killing of the police personnel in Maharashtra and beheading of a police officer of Jharkhand proves the grave threat Maoists pose to the internal security, unity and integrity of the country. One fails to understand what is holding the hands of the government to deal with the menace firmly and sternly. SUKHDEV SINGH GILL, Jagraon Benefits of telemedicine The Punjab government needs to be congratulated for setting up of electronic health points (Editorial, “Telemedicine in Punjab”, Oct 30). The benefits of telemedicine that employs multi-media technology are many. In India where there is a glaring gap between the urban and rural health care, telemedicine can to some extent reduce the pressure on urban facilities. No doubt, there are difficulties to make such schemes successful, but these can be tackled. VIJAY SHEEL JAIN, Ludhiana Global warming We are experiencing the dangerous effects of global warming. Our environment is fragile and it cannot be restored if it is damaged. The use of CFL bulbs, forestation and checking of pollution levels should be encouraged. Hunting and poaching can be curbed. If every human on earth understands the problem, then we can reduce global warming. ANKITA GUPTA, Solan Price rise The prices of goods of daily use (“Common man frets as grocery bills head north”, Nov 4) are increasing. People had hoped that the government would be able to check the price rise, especially of essential commodities. There is an urgent need to prepare a contingency plan to deal with the present situation. M L GARG, Chandigarh II The Tribune highlighted the skyrocketing prices of the necessaries of life, thus forcefully pleaded the cause of the harried common man, reeling under the impact of ever-rising prices of essential commodities. The Union as also the state governments must join hands to ease the situation on the price front; the sooner, the better. TARA
CHAND, Ambota (Una)
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