Put checks in place

In reference to ‘Covid pandemic, all visas on hold’ (March 12); had the measure of suspending and controlling flight routes from country to country and putting visas on hold been taken earlier, such a bad situation would not have taken place. It is clear that the main carriers of this virus are people travelling via flights. Basic precautions to fight this virus should be available at all airports and on airplanes.

Raktanjali Sharma, Shimla

Curbs on visa valid

Refer to ‘Covid pandemic, all visas on hold’ (March 12); it is a good step taken by the government for the safety of all citizens. In this manner, we can at least prevent further cases of coronavirus from entering India, and can focus on treating the existing patients. Every country is prioritising their own citizens first, hence, India has taken a good initiative by putting visas on hold. Prevention, indeed, is better than cure.

Surbhi Attreya, Meerut

Congress must wake up

Apropos of the editorial ‘Scindia’s switch’ (March 12), one of the key next-generation leaders of the Congress, Jyotiraditya’s decision to join the BJP is yet another huge blow to the grand old party. It also shows the party’s inability to understand the aspirations and provide a direction to its younger leaders, which leads them to seek opportunities elsewhere. The Congress is losing its political vision and resources, allowing the BJP to gain in strength. Without realising the importance of its leaders and taking radical decisions, the Congress would soon find itself in the clutches of a bigger crisis.

SEHAJ PREET SINGH, CHANDIGARH

Pure politics

The greed for a ‘seat’ has led Jyotiraditya Scindia to work as a game changer in Madhya Pradesh. If any politician wants to work for society and people’s welfare, he can do so without a seat. The resignation of 17 MLAs after a long time of elections, simply because they did not get the desired seats, and seeing the opposition wind blow in their favour, is nothing but a game of pure politics.

Shruti Sharma, Mohali

Kamal or Kamal Nath?

There is speculation over whose government will be formed in Madhya Pradesh — will it be Kamal Nath government or kamal government? The BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’ should not turn out as a major embarrassment for it, like in Maharashtra. It should first ensure that all 22 MLAs join the party before making any statement. Many Congress MLAs who have quit do not want to join the BJP. The BJP should wait till the no-confidence motion and not be in haste.

Saikrit Gulati, Chandigarh

Nurture younger leaders

There is no denying the fact that Jyotiraditya Scindia was instrumental in Congress’ success in the MP elections, but the Gandhi family made Kamal Nath the CM because of his proximity to them. The Congress should give prominence to deserving candidates and the younger leadership needs to be developed in order to sustain the party.

Ashwani Kumar, Chandigarh

RBI not doing enough

Yes Bank has been red-flagged for over a year, yet the country’s top regulatory body RBI could not halt its downslide leaving the depositors in the cold. Recurring collapse of banking institutions has shaken public faith in the system, a sign of mismanagement in the financial mechanism of the country. The RBI’s failure to check the burgeoning NPA portfolio of the bank smacks of its own in-house connivance. The RBI needs to have a separate body to look after the affairs of private sector banks run mostly by big corporate houses. The financial regulator, burdened with too many tasks, needs institutional revamp. A two-Governor norm is the need of the hour. The RBI should be vested with more powers to keep a tab on big corporate borrowers who continue to fleece bankers in spite of various checks and balances. It should evolve a preemptive mechanism and not knee-jerk measures to safeguard the interest of small depositors.

Anil Vinayak, Amritsar

Fake degrees

Refer to ‘Key operative held from Karnal’ (March 12); why universities accused of issuing fake degrees are now suddenly under action? Why the matter was not given a serious thought earlier? Is it because many politicians themselves have used this option? The fake degree scam is popular, many people having taken advantage of it. The government itself is responsible for it. If it would walk the right path, no one would have the courage to indulge in corruption or any wrong deed.

Simran Ahuja, Yamunanagar

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