Need to up security on trains

A decoity incident at the Narwana railway station on December 25 has raised doubts over the security at key places. Thieves entered a reserved bogey of an inter-city train running between Jaipur and Chandigarh at midnight and started snatching purses, cellphones, jewellery and other valuables from women passengers. After committing the crime, the miscreants managed to flee. The police have confessed that there was no security on the route when the incident took place. The Railway police should be more vigilant, especially at night, and increase security in reserved bogies. Ramesh Gupta, Narwana

Govt’s promises still unfulfilled

THE much-hyped Kalka-Kalesar special tourism road, Panchkula-Jagadhri railway line, four-laning of Patiala-Yamunanagar-Paonta Sahib road via Kurukshetra, Karnal-Yamunanagar railway line and waterways tourism from Karnal to Yamunanagar in and along the Western Yamuna Canal continue to remain on papers. The government has failed to initiate any of these projects. Besides, the Prime Minister had promised to bring Kurukshetra on the world tourism map. But the city couldn’t get even its long-awaited ring road. Hope these projects see the light of day in the new year. Om Parkash Sagwal, Kurukshetra

MC should resume pending works

At last, the MC has been constituted after a considerable gap. The new Mayor and councillors should now resume pending development works without wasting much time as the public has already suffered a lot in the absence of the civic body. Urgent works shall be done on priority. Ramit Ritu Bagga, Panchkula

Threat to personal data breach

THE Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Panchkula, has circulated a KYC form, which is to be filled and submitted by clients at the executive/help desk. However, there is no provision to sign the form and authenticate it, especially when all important details, including Aadhaar number, and other relevant personal data is being sought. How come? This could lead to personal data breach. Vinayak G, Panchkula

Damage to infra not acceptable

AMID the ongoing farmers’ protest over the farm laws, residents of Punjab have witnessed a new and ugly trend of agitation. Mobile towers and public properties are being damaged. The disruption of telecom services could lead to communication blackout, and students and working professionals will be the worst affected. Recently, a group of farmers reportedly dug up a helipad in Haryana, and many similar incidents have been reported at difference places. If the farmers’ agitation is peaceful, then people have the right to know who these anti-social elements are. Causing harm to infrastructure and public property is not acceptable. We should not forget our duties towards the nation. The Punjab Police should also ensure the safety and security of people and maintain law and order. Vidya Sagar Garg, Panchkula

Farmers must consider govt proposals

WITH the Centre agreeing to two of the four demands raised by farmer unions, we hope that the stalemate over the three farm laws will come to an end soon. The nation has already been facing several challenges such as the Covid outbreak and terrorism, and now the new strain from England is posing threat. As responsible citizens, we shall face the challenges together. There is always a middle path when such issues arise. If the government has agreed to two of the four demands, then farmers should also accept its proposals during the next round of talks on January 4. Let us hope that the remaining points also find common ground amid the stalemate and we shall move ahead and concentrate on other issues. Dr Ravinder Kwatra, Shahabad Markanda

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