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Nawanshahr model should be replicated
The news-report “Nawanshahr doles out a fair deal”(April 15) by Chitleen K Sethi was an eye-opener. This is an example of what one man’s efforts can achieve with the help of NGOs. The efforts have borne fruit and changed the sex ratio in Nawanshahr from 808 to over 900 in just two years. In 2001, the census of India recorded Punjab’s sex ratio at 876 females for 1,000 males, one of the worst in the country. The success of “Nawanshahr model” in checking female foeticide, initiated by a former Deputy Commissioner, Mr Krishan Kumar, must be replicated in other districts of Punjab too. Though steps undertaken by some NGOs such as “shok sabhas” invited criticism, the results were very encouraging. There is an urgent need to introduce this model in all districts of Punjab. It is time to rise above vote-politics for the future of Punjab. RAJESH SHARMA,
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Go beyond tirades Election campaigning is in full swing, but not in an appreciable way. Almost all the political leaders prefer to indulge in personal diatribe against their political opponents. By levelling allegations and counter-allegations, they are not doing justice to the nation. The need of the hour is to make society corruption-free. Ensure suitable steps to make the country self-reliant in every sphere. But our respected leaders belonging to various political parties have miserably failed to deliver the goods. Today even the inspirational slogans have vanished. It is time voters cast their votes in favour of honest and patriotic candidates irrespective of their caste, creed and political affiliations. Voters should not be misled by the propaganda. R K BEHL, Jalandhar Mess in Pakistan The leadership in Pakistan has failed to control the situation in its country that is going from bad to worse. The US embrace has enraged a large segment of the Taliban and made them blood-thirsty. The Pakistan President, Mr Asif Zardari, is pleading helplessness and using the escalation in the Taliban attacks to extract more military and economic aid. The US is leveraging aid to force Pakistan to act against the Taliban. Former President, General (retd) Pervez Musharraf recently admitted that the situation is becoming murkier and urgent steps need to be taken. Being a smart person, is he positioning himself to bounce back to power? R J KHURANA, Bhopal Sanjay Dutt in politics Film star Sanjay Dutt should have remained out of politics as politics and films are two different realms. He is being exploited in politics. Or perhaps the success of his “Gandhigiri” in the film has gone to his head! Otherwise, why would he make comments like “will give a Jaadu ki jhappi” and “pappi”? He is spoiling the reputation of his late father Sunil Dutt. He should remember that reel and real lives are quite different. It is never too late. It would be better if he quits politics and concentrates on his film career. MAHESH KUMAR, New Delhi Kandahar hijack Leaders who are making the Kandahar episode an issue after so many years should declare that if such a tragedy recurs they would let hundreds of innocent passengers be massacred. Is it not the responsibility of the government to save the lives of its innocent citizens? By exploiting the incident, these leaders are inflicting injuries on the wounds of the saved passengers. The days spent in terror by the hijacked passengers were in no way less painful than murders. SHAMBHU NATH SOOD, Moga
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