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India raises voice against rights’ violations On the face of it, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement in Parliament supporting the UN resolution for censuring the Sri Lankan government in the coming session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva may seem to have erupted under political pressure from UPA partner, DMK. Yet, the stand is in conformity with the principled position for which our country under Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Atal Behari Vajpayee has always been known on international forums. The editorial ‘Lanka’s Tamil problem’ (March 21) put the PM’s statement in the right geo-political perspective. Being in immediate vicinity of Sri Lanka, India cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the miseries faced by innocent Tamil women, men and children at the hands of the cruel Lankan army. Had the PM not issued the statement, millions of right-thinking people in India would have felt suffocated. Our leadership should use diplomatic means to reconcile national interest with geo-political compulsions. JAGDISH MITTER GANDHI,
Gurgaon II It was shocking to know that the Sri Lankan Government had won the battle against the LTTE in 2009 by indulging in objectionable and inhuman acts. Tamil civilians had to undergo physical torture, cruelty and mental agony at the hands of the Sri Lankan Army. Indeed, human rights were violated. The entire world is outraged at the behaviour of the Sri Lankan Army which even once did not think on humanitarian grounds and illegality associated with war crimes. Indian diplomacy faces a serious challenge because it cannot ignore the atrocities perpetuated on Tamils and at the same time Delhi cannot act tough as anti-Lanka sentiment can raise problems for the Indian Tamils residing in Sri Lanka, complicating efforts for ethnic peace in that country. SUBHASH C. TANEJA Rohtak |
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III We are happy that India has at last decided to support the US sponsored resolution on human rights violations in Sri Lanka. It would have been tragic if India kept mum on genocide in her neighbourhood. The editorial correctly stated that India should go beyond supporting this resolution and try hard that Tamils in Sri Lanka get justice guaranteed under the Lankan Constitution. After all, they are our kith and kin and deserve our sympathy. AMAR JIT SINGH GORAYA, Australia Stringent laws needed Rape cases have increased manifold. Young girls and women, particularly the working women are not safe at all. Death sentence or rigorous imprisonment, particularly in rape cases, is no solution to this grave problem because not only the victim, each member of her family faces humiliation and dies a slow death minute by minute for the rest of his or her life. The sentence should be such that the culprit should live and repent for his entire life. It should be a deterrent to the other ‘mentally sick’ persons not to indulge in such a heinous act. RAJINDER KUMAR ARORA, Kurukshetra II Every time a rape case comes to light, an FIR is lodged putting a lid on the issue. Merely filing an FIR will not affect the rapist. He does not dread punishment because our existing laws against rape lack stringency. We, as citizens should press for new laws to deal with rapists and policies to make India safe for women. Many cases remain unregistered or go unreported. Social stigma still remains an issue for a rape victim. The wearer knows where the shoe pinches. INA VASUDEV, Patiala Ground zero The Haryana Chief Minister is expected to participate in a rally at Pundri in Kaithal on March 23. We would want him to travel by road and not by a helicopter. People in power should stay for a day or two in villages to know the requirements of the local populace, whose demands always go unheard. SUMEET SETH, Kaithal
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