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Refer to the article ‘Assam split wide open’ (Jan 17); the citizenship Bill is an example of majoritarian communalism that is a threat to the secular fabric of India.



Refer to the article ‘Assam split wide open’ (Jan 17); the citizenship Bill is an example of majoritarian communalism that is a threat to the secular fabric of India. Promoting religion as a marker of citizenship and undermining the Assam Accord is an invitation to chaos and riots and national disintegration. We need to move beyond the philosophy of ‘Hindu rashtra’ and fulfil in Assam the promise of ‘Khilonjia sarkar’ — a government made up of locals that works in their interest.

DIVYA SINGLA, PATIALA


In the garb of peace

The editorial ‘Discordant notes’ (Jan 17) highlights the premeditated attacks by the Pakistan army. Both the IB and the LoC are prominently marked with pillars or landmarks. Local commanders and troops on either side are acclimatised with the ground situation. Since Pakistan’s policy of exporting terrorism has not changed, violence continues along the border. It is clear that the Pakistan army has no interest in establishing peace in the region. Imran Khan is running with the hare and hunting with the hounds. His chants of peace are nothing but deception. The Kartarpur corridor may also be utilised by Pakistan for its nefarious designs against India and disrupting peace in Punjab. 

SUBHASH VAID, NEW DELHI 


Additional burden 

The editorial ‘Upper class quota in education’ (Jan 17) rightly emphasises that without proper infrastructure, faculty, laboratories, libraries, etc., the implementation of 10% quota for the EWS in the ‘upper’ classes won’t be feasible. Already, when our colleges and universities are facing financial constraints and faculty crunch, imposing this extra burden will further dilute the standards of education. It is easy to make announcements, but difficult to implement them effectively. The government must do its home work to give a practical shape to this proposal. 

VK Anand, Chandigarh


What’s the real motive? 

If the number of admissions to educational institutions is increased by the mere flourish of a pen, without regard to the classroom size, teacher-student ratio, and lab and library facilities, it can only mean that the last thing on the mind of the government is the actual education of students. There may be a simpler and cheaper solution to the problem. Ask for applications from students belonging to the economically weaker sections, select 10% of them by lottery, and ask them to collect their degrees three years later. Such students need special care to overcome their social disadvantages. We are giving them admission for populist reasons, and at the same time lowering educational standards, as if we are reluctant to actually transfer benefits of formal education to them. 

Rajesh Kochhar, Chandigarh


Not all innocent 

Refer to ‘The butcher of Punjab’ (Jan 16); KPS Gill proceeded arrogantly with impunity and with the sole objective of eliminating ‘suspected’ Sikh youths without thinking of a softer option and lacking farsightedness. The focus should have been social cohesiveness through sustained counselling of misguided youths to bring them to the mainstream and not hostile alienation by ruthless repression. 

BAKHSHI GURPRIT SINGH, JALANDHAR


‘Wireless’ man 

Apropos the middle ‘A man before his time’ (Jan 15), Hans Raj ‘Wireless’ also gave demonstrations at Mehar Chand Polytechnic College, Jalandhar, in 1963, when I was a lecturer in civil engineering. He showed his wireless innovation by igniting a swab of cotton laden with petrol at a distance of 100 ft by just releasing an electric spark. It was his claim that such a device could ignite and destroy enemy’s fuel tanks. He demonstrated remote sensing by lighting an electric bulb with just the clapping of hands. He created an electric charge by conduction only. He had many ideas, but the tragedy is that such a talented soul went into oblivion and died unsung. 

VB SIKKA, Jalandhar


A lesson here 

The middle ‘One monkey to another’ (Jan 16) is an amusing article written lucidly. It is a satire on every section of our society, including anthropogenic activity leading to the destruction of natural habitats of animals. There is a lesson for us that while man is worried about the population of animals, he is, ironically, not concerned about controlling the ever-growing human population, for which we are unable to provide basic infrastructure, food and employment. Is this not threatening our survival? 

Gurdev Singh, Mohali


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