How will slogans help?

A lot of slogans were shouted by many elected MPs during the oath-taking ceremony which reflects the mindset of our representatives. They expect the public should clap and join them. Slogans can’t solve problems being faced by the masses. These are our parliamentarians who are to frame laws and set an example of discipline and decorum for the electorate. ‘Bharat Mata’ represents some values. What are those values and do we apply them in our life? Corruption, dishonesty, indiscipline, selfishness, greed, irresponsibility, all these things are eating the roots of society. The sanctity of the temple of democracy should be maintained. Slogans alone can never change the destiny of a nation. 

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Arun Jandial, Jammu

Glimpse of things to come 

Refer to ‘Frenzied slogans in LS as MPs take oath’ (June 19); the oath-taking ceremony in the august House  is associated with decency, decorum, propriety and solemnity. This occasion has no place for loud religious chants, verbal duels  and acrimonious arguments. Unabated sloganeering with a motive to heckle and humiliate elected members of opposition parties goes against the spirit of a healthy democracy and reflects the disgraceful behaviour of our representatives. It is also indicative of the level of debates we are going to witness in the 17th Lok Sabha.

NP Manocha, Chandigarh 

Threat to life itself 

Apropos the article ‘India is drying up, fast’ (June 18), this year, the temperature has reached 50 degrees. But still we are busy in politics and cricket. No one is paying attention to the natural changes which are a direct threat to the future of life itself. Cutting trees in the name of development is going on, with scant interest in plantation. Illegal mining is on and everyone is busy earning money by hook or by crook. Due to our greed, we have forgotten our responsibilities towards nature. 

Ramandeep Singh Joghon, Nalagarh

Country unsafe for kids 

India is known as a country with a huge youth population and hence it is believed that we can achieve many feats and progress with leaps and bounds. But this scenario is going to change fast because we are becoming a country unable to take care of its children. They are being raped, sexually assaulted, falling victim to trafficking and are dying in huge numbers with AES. We can neither give them clean air, pure food, safety nor proper medicare. We are no longer a country fit for children.

Archna Balmeet Walia, Kapurthala

Madness of Partition 

What occurred in the wake of the Partition was among the goriest happenings in the world (‘No more partition, we stay as one’; June 6). I was 16 at the time. Humanity disappeared. Cleansing on both sides of the Ravi shattered the age-old communal harmony. One million were killed and over two crore uprooted. Thousands of women were abducted. Hours before a mob of armed Muslim marauders plundered our village at midnight, we moved to a distant camp. Because of excruciating pain in her knees, my mother had to be occasionally given a piggyback ride. There being a large number of old and ailing people, children and torrential rains, the qafilah headed for India at a snail’s pace. Some hooligans attacked the caravan. The Ravi was in spate. A Muslim boatman ferried the jatha across the river without charging any fare. After some months, I was told that a fanatic had killed him. May God bless his soul.

BHAGWAN SINGH, Qadian

Block porn sites 

The word rape has become very common in society. No morning is devoid of the news of rape or brutality with girls of a tender age. In fact, everything that is full of corruption is a form of rape. Despite heinous acts, the rapists either go scot free or get punishment in accordance with our liberal law. Easy access to the Internet may be one reason. All porn sites should be banned or should not be accessible to children below 18. Moral education should be made part of the syllabi of all education boards and universities. 

Ranjeev Kumar, Muktsar

Open death pits 

How many more children will suffer the near-death ordeal before the government ensures that all borewells meet the safety norms and that they are never left uncovered? Recently, two-year-old Fatehveer Singh fell into a 150-ft borewell near his house in Sangrur district and could not be saved. Such incidents are increasing day by day. In a Hisar village, too, a toddler fell into a borewell. After 48 hours of rescue operation, the child was pulled out of the borewell. Thirteen years ago, another little boy, Prince, was rescued from an open borewell in Kurukshetra. 

KAJAL, Patiala

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