Push for integration

The abrogation of Article 370 and 35A is an epoch-making moment. It will help the people of Kashmir studying and working in other states of India to get the ‘power and confidence’ to be equal citizens of India without being branded as special. The move is seen as a massive push for national integration. Abrogation of Article 370 is something that the BJP had been promising in its poll manifesto. The party can now proudly claim that it is merely fulfilling its election mandate.

Tanisha Rattan, Patiala 

Move well planned 

Apropos the editorial ‘Reaching out to J&K’ (August 10), it is a monumental occasion when no major noise has been heard from the Valley, especially when a huge move affecting the state is taking shape. It’s a well-implemented strategy by the PM and his team. While the other countries of the world may have their own take on the revocation of Article 370, the citizens of India do look at this as a promising change towards a stronger nation. 

Gunjit Trehan, Chandigarh

Challenge in J&K 

This refers to the editorial ‘Reaching out to J&K’ (August 10); though PM Narendra Modi has assured the people of Kashmir that their interests will be taken care of and asked the youth of the state to come forward in public life to put dynastic rule in Kashmir on the backburner, it remains to be seen how the PM and his government will implement the idea on the ground. If he actually succeeds in doing so, it will be a remarkable achievement. 

Sanjay Chopra, Mohali  

Think of soldiers too

So much debate is taking place on people not being able to call up in J&K and enquire about the well- being of their near and dear ones. Has anybody bothered to think of the soldiers who do not get to speak to family members back home for weeks together. They too have families to care for, they too are concerned about their near and dear ones and they too are humans. No one talks of their plight and isolation. I hope people who are affected now can relate to their uniformed fraternity 

Col HP Singh, Jhansi

Assembly’s consent

In the article, ‘Conceptions and misconceptions about Article 370’ (August 10), the author is right when he says that if any government is determined to achieve any task, everything is possible. Everyone knows that the Congress government lacked political will on several issues. He further says with reference to the Kesavanand Bharti  case of 1973  that everything in the Indian Constitution can be amended but does not make it clear what will happen after the consent of Parliament and the President. Is the consent of the state government of J&K compulsory? Or is the consent of the Governor there sufficient without the state legislature of Jammu and Kashmir? 

HS Longowal, Kurukshetra

Fate of medical education 

So far, various aspects of the National Medical Commission Bill has been discussed in the media including a briefing by the Union Health Minister, but to my astonishment and surprise, no one seems interested in what will happen to medical education. As a doctor and health and human rights activist, I can say with surety that the NMC will fail to bring about an improvement in medical education. A majority of the medical colleges are private and with the MCI, there was some regulation. Think about the situation where there is no regulation, checks or inspections. 

Vitull K Gupta, Bathinda 

Commentary was fun

Refer to the middle ‘Commentary was an art, then’, gone are the days when there used be radio commentary of the matches. It used to be pure entertainment. We still remember the voices of Ravi Chaturvedi and Jasdev Singh. Very few people had TV sets in those days and the palm-size contraption held its own charm for listening to commentary. It has now become a fashion to  view events on smart phones but I still feel that listening to sports commentary on radio was more fun than what we do with the smartphones now.

Subhash C Taneja, Gurugram

Parents hold the key 

Children are the future of the world and a parent is an artist who shapes it into a beautiful and unique personality. But in spite of giving the children an environment which is emotionally enabling and favourable for learning, parents these day are busy in their own conflicts without even noticing its effect on their child. It is the duty of parents to support their children not only financially but emotionally too so that they grow up into well rounded personalities. The emotions of kids should be a priority for the parents. 

Venika Gupta, Kaithal 

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