the pandemic this year has changed man's perspective toward life and health completely daily the prient and media caries grave report write an letter to edditor
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Feb 29, 2020
Refer to the editorial ‘Judicial anguish’ (Feb 28), it is obvious that the Home Ministry allowed the Shaheen Bagh protest to simmer because the ruling party wanted to make it a narrative to win the Delhi elections. BJP leaders gave provocative speeches during elections. Kapil Mishra, a turncoat, continued to pour venom even after the elections. In a surcharged atmosphere such fiery speeches ignite violence. The police could have handled it by taking preventive steps. It is a mystery how an able Home Minister, who handled the abrogation of Article 370 deftly, failed in the national Capital? Was there a method in this madness? The transfer of the judge who passed strictures against the Delhi Police may be fair as per rules, as claimed by the Law Minister, but its timing is certainly not.
Arun Hastir, Gurdaspur
Dangerous trend
Reference to ‘Prasad says HC judge consented to transfer’ (Feb 28); though the Law Minister says that ‘a well-settled process’ was followed in the transfer of Justice Muralidhar of the Delhi High Court, the Congress says that the judge has been transferred to save the BJP leaders in the Delhi violence case. It means that the independence of judiciary is on paper only. If a judge tries to call a spade a spade, he will meet the fate of Justice Muralidhar. In the language of political science, opposition parties are the brakes of the government, but this time our brakes are very weak. This trend is very dangerous and may, one day, prove fatal to the independence of our judiciary.
Faqir Singh, Dasuya
Law under trial
We have umpteen godmen in India, but none came to the rescue of innocent citizens during the recent riots in Delhi. The overnight transfer of Justice Muralidhar, who commented adversely on the functioning of the police and the government in the recent disturbances, is a glaring example of how the judiciary, too, is being treated. Already in the functioning of the CBI and the Supreme Court much stink has been raised. It is worrisome. There is a need to introspect. Law itself seems under trial when it is not free. Are we inching towards autocracy and an authoritarian regime?
BM SINGH, AMRITSAR
Judge’s transfer
Within hours after Justice Muralidhar grilled the Delhi Police for inaction on the carnage in Delhi for three days, he was transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The timing of his transfer raises many questions on this act of the Central Government. His transfer orders were issued on the same day when a Bench headed by him expressed ‘anguish’ over the dubious role of the police for nor registering FIRs against BJP leaders, including Kapil Mishra, for delivering hate speeches. It will be quite in order if his transfer is construed as punitive action by the government against such an upright judge.
Balbir Singh Kakkar, Jalandhar
Talk governance
Reference to the report ‘Centre firefights criticism from overseas’ (Feb 28); had there been proper firefighting at home, the sordid situation would have never arisen. How long will we continue to live in a fool’s paradise? No doubt, ours is a sovereign, independent country, but we cannot use this narrative in every situation. The best alternative to keep such interventions at bay is the dispensation of governance strictly as per our Constitution.
JAGDISH CHANDER, JALANDHAR
Put end to violence
Refer to ‘Broken desks, burnt books tell sordid tale of vandalism’ (Feb 28); it is shameful that our Capital is suffering from this violence. A 13-year-old girl is missing and board exams have been postponed. The government must take strict action. Many lives have been lost. It will affect the whole nation. It is time to stop this mindless violence.
DOLLY PAL, CHANDIGARH
Women in combat role
Apropos of ‘Let’s not pitchfork women into combat role’ (Feb 26), nowhere in the world have women been found successful in combat zone except in rare exceptions, which cannot be made a rule. In our context, when our adversaries across the border have immense gender bias, it will be more difficult to implement this decision in toto. However, the women in our military are doing well in the rear of combat zone and should continue as hithertofore. The government may like to approach the SC with a corrective petition in this regard to maintain status quo.
Col Sajjan Kundu (retd), Hisar