Silent in khaki

Refer to ‘Man fires at CAA Jamia protesters’ (Jan 31); the person whom the Delhi Police are referring to as ‘unknown’ spoke violently two days ago, and even 10 minutes before the incident was on Facebook. Yet, the police calls him unknown. The police stand there as mute spectator. Is this the duty of men in khaki? When a policeman was allegedly attacked by lawyers, then the khaki went into action mode. The police are meant to stop violence, not witness it.

Narayan Hari, Chandigarh

Delhi elections

A movement that shaped into a rebellion with a cause spawned the AAP as a political entity that soon turned into a medley without a cause. In time, a maturing Kejriwal leveraging the compact geography of a cosmopolitan electorate could find direction and revert to simple basics of successful local governance by looking from the perspective of the common man than be subdued by any ideology. The BJP, on the other hand, had found surprising sustenance in its mantra of ‘us vs them’. Having crossed the Rubicon, the BJP is compelled to pursue a line that has since been yielding it rapidly dipping political returns. More than the AAP, it is the BJP that is desperate to find some vindication in Delhi.

R Narayanan, Navi Mumbai

Book leaders who instigate

Apropos ‘Man fires at CAA Jamia protesters’ (Jan 31), obviously the man got indirect inspiration to shoot from the utterances of minister Anurag Thakur and MP Parvesh Verma. An FIR should be lodged against these two politicians for instigating people. The courts should exercise suo motu powers to do this. This is no less than an act of terrorism as the atmosphere of the country is being blemished by such communal politics.

Vidwan Singh Soni, Patiala

Long wait for farmers

Refer to ‘11 months on, 78k farmers wait for first payment’ (Jan 31); the government plans several schemes for the uplift of weaker sections of society, but when they are not actually implemented, they become a hurdle in the process of development. The same happened with farmers after the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman. Thousands of farmers are still waiting for their instalment and are being harassed for not updating their Aadhaar card and bank details. The government should not only show concern while planning or implementing a scheme, but also should make sure that people actually benefit from it.

Sugandha Jain, by mail

Pak back to its ways

The report ‘Pakistan may escape FATF noose this time’ (Jan 25) appears to be repeat of the October 19 decision. Though Pakistan is trying to hoodwink the FATF by taking cosmetic action against funding of terrorist organisations, and may succeed with the connivance of China and some Muslim countries, it will continue to support its so-called strategic assets. On our part, we must impose heavy cost by way of further trade tariff, cause attrition on men and material through invisible and direct actions on the LoC to further crumble its economy. We need to further isolate Pakistan internationally on account of its support to cross-border terrorism. This is the only way to counter its policy of bleed lndia through a thousand cuts. Pakistan should mend its ways otherwise the FATF will sooner or later blacklist it.

Col Sajjan Kundu (retd), Hisar

Police lacking in training

Apropos ‘Dereliction of duty’ (Jan 31), the incident of demolition drive in Kasauli points to negligence on the part of 12 cops of the HP Police. It is an eye-opener. Two valuable lives were lost due to the negligent attitude of the police. Taking away services advancement benefits for five years is too mild a punishment. In addition to the review of punishment, the need is to focus on the training of the police force that failed to put up any kind of resistance in overpowering the assailant and even allowed him to walk away from the spot. Improve their training skills in promptly reacting in such cases, and even open retaliatory fire, if needed.

H/Capt Jagdish Verma (Retd), Sarkaghat

Tribune & freedom struggle

I endorse the view that The Tribune projected India’s freedom struggle. My father JN Kapur, an eminent educationist, philanthropist and freedom fighter, used to read The Tribune since his adolescence, when it was published from Lahore. He was influenced by the writings of Editor Kalinath Ray, which were a great source of inspiration. Consequently he took keen interest in the freedom movement at a very young age, and was in the forefront with Lala Lajpat Rai for defying the Simon Commission.

Vijay Kapur, Yamunanagar

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