Law in smithereens

Apropos of the editorial ‘Rule of lawlessness’, the case of Vikas Dubey smacks of the palpable nexus between politicians, criminals and the police in UP, which also indicates that the new era of governance in the country has its considerable share in such criminal disorder. The UP Police have lost credibility. Who will trust the men in khaki when they so dishonestly scripted the ‘encounter drama’ to save their bosses? They are no less than goons in khadi masquerading as the guardians of the Constitution. The police have to answer to society. As I saw the ADGP (Law and Order) sport a peculiar style of moustache, I wondered if it behoves a senior police officer, or is it just to signal his impudence?

EPSA PRASHAR, DHARAMSALA

Police power

Refer to the editorial ‘Rule of lawlessness’ (July 11); with the death of a dreaded gangster, the truth about many unanswered and unexplained doubts may never be revealed. This is a hard fact that nobody has any sympathy with the gangster, but the incident gives a sad message where the police act as prosecutor, judge and executioner. No civil society can digest such a scenario. The day nexus between criminals, politicians and police is fractured such unfortunate happenings will stop automatically.

VK Anand, Chandigarh

Filmy encounter

Refer to ‘Dubey killed in dubious encounter near Kanpur’ (July 11); mostly such kind of high-profile cases end in an encounter only in films. Coincidentally, the car in which Vikas Dubey was sitting met with an accident in Uttar Pradesh territory. If it was a planned encounter, it puts a question mark on the functioning of our judicial system. It was the right deed done in a wrong manner.

jashan goyal, Bathinda

Unholy nexus

Refer to the encounter of Vikas Dubey; a proper interrogation should have been undertaken, as he had been linked with various political parties and politicians. It was a great opportunity to disclose the links. It is difficult to understand if it gave justice to policemen killed by him, or if this incident protected the unholy nexus. An encounter for overall ‘protection’ is malicious.

Neetika singh, Chandigarh

Don’t ban in a rush

The Federation of All India Vyapar Mandal’s letter to the PM has put light on the probability of endangering the domestic market by boycotting Chinese goods. In 2019-20, China accounted for 18% of total imports of India. A sudden ban can affect medium and small businesses in the domestic market. Considering that India has a huge trade deficit, reducing our dependence on China is crucial. There is a need for a well-thought-out plan, keeping the domestic market in mind. Making a relevant policy and executing it properly is a major step so that the domestic sector can get financial support.

Shagun, Amritsar

Encountering racism

Apropos of the middle ‘First-hand experience of racism in US’ (July 10), in 1961, it was my first visit to the US. Just 45 minutes before landing at the New York airport, I was handed a pink immigration card. Against the column ‘race’, I mentioned ‘white’. The air hostess insisted I write ‘black’. I refused to budge. The matter was sorted out when a purser appeared with the card and asked me to write ‘Indian’ instead. Other than that, during the past 58 years, I have travelled to over 60 countries, and can say that I have never experienced racism.

Karan J Kumar, Panchkula

Caution first

The editorial ‘For Himachal’s sake’ (July 11) rightly calls for a review of the decision regarding permission to allow entry into Himachal. Ours is a tourism-dependent economy, but it will not be advisable to let in tourists. As it is, the locals too are taking things lightly and can be seen moving without masks. It will be very late if things go out of hand.

Sanjay Aggarwal, Solan

Amarnath yatra

Doordarshan is streaming live the aarti at the Amarnath cave daily from 6 am to 5 pm, and will do so till August 3. The government has not taken the decision on the official start of the yatra. In the wake of Covid-19, ceasefire violations and the situation at the LAC, the government should not permit the yatra this year. The forces are facing hard times at the border. However, work on creating and strengthening the infrastructure should be allowed to continue and the government can divert funds for this instead of spending on the security arrangements.

Pawan Kumar Sharma, by mail

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