Vaccine execution

Apropos of ‘Vaccines are here’, the approval of vaccines is surely an important step towards the containment of the Covid-19 pandemic. It will certainly be a testing time for the government and the authorities who are taking the lead in the execution and distribution of the vaccines. Proper execution and monitoring of the conditions on a regular basis are vital to make it a success.

Kirandeep Singh, Chandigarh

Pendency in courts

Apropos of ‘Reduce pendency’, thousands of cases are lying pending in our courts. It shall be in the interest of justice, and also of administration, that we should keep prepared lists of judges in a sealed cover, prior to vacancy in posts of judge in courts. It must also be ensured that once a case comes in higher courts, it must be decided within two years.

Dalip Singh Wasan, Patiala

Political blackmail

Reference to ‘Benami assets: I-T official record Vadra’s statement’; since long many cases of allegedly illegal transactions are pending against Vadra. Though many Central agencies are probing the cases, they are unable to come to any conclusion. This is not a case of political vendetta, but political blackmail. The Centre, instead of closing the case by taking action against the culprit for his alleged crime, is more interested in keeping the issue alive to draw political dividends from it.

Naresh Mohan Johar, Amritsar

Talks waste of time

The ongoing farmers’ protest and their talks with the government are not going to come to any conclusion, no matter how many times the talks are held. This is similar to India holding talks with China on border issues. In the farmers’ case, the so-called democratic government is not going to back off while the same holds true for China.

Vikramjit Singh, Amritsar

Testing patience

Apropos ‘Time for govt to resolve row over farm laws’, since India is an agricultural country and the farmers are its soul, the government needs to be pragmatic and understand the gravity of the situation. The present-day regime must listen to the demands of the farming community. But it seems that the government is testing the patience of farmers, which is unacceptable and condemnable. Day by day, the government is losing trust by playing petty politics. To end this impasse, either the PM or the Home Minister, or both, should hold a meeting with the farmers.

Gurinder singh, Moga

Roof collapse

It is shocking that 23 people lost their lives when the roof of the shelter at a cremation ground collapsed in Muradnagar, UP. The persons responsible for this shoddy construction and supervision should be tried for murder in place of homicide. The properties of such persons should be attached and auctioned to provide relief to the families who lost their dear ones. A few months ago, the UP Government was installing roadside hoardings depicting the names and pictures of goons and rioters. Time has come to install hoardings depicting the names of corrupt contractors, officials and the district head of the department concerned. If such incidents continue, the name of the minister concerned and the CM should also appear on the board for not taking adequate stringent action.

Yogindra Nath Joshi, Ludhiana

Resilient Rahane

This refers to The Sunday Tribune (Reflections; ‘How Rahane never let India miss Kohli’); after the departure of Kohli on paternity leave, Rahane, an icy-calm strategist, took over a weakened squad, just after they’d set a record for the worst-ever innings. And as a stand-in captain, through his outstanding performance, he managed a magnificent victory at Melbourne. After the humiliation in the first Test at Adelaide, it was a different sort of pressure Rahane encountered. Until then, he had fought bravely for his pride, but in Melbourne, he walked out to bat with the ego of Team India and a cricket nation at stake. His stand-in captaincy started with not one but two debutants in the playing 11, more experienced captains have snapped under lesser burdens. But a resilient Rahane quietly went about the task at hand, first picking up the pieces and then glueing together the shards to make a whole. This is how Rahane is, and always has been, his humility has often been celebrated but his other, more vital, trait of dealing superbly with pressure seldom has.

SK Ssingh, by mail

Rallies near CM’s house

For the past few years, residents of colonies situated behind the CM’s residence in Patiala have been facing the problem of traffic blockade. Every time there is a protest, the traffic is diverted, which causes inconvenience to the residents. When the CM doesn’t reside in Patiala, why should protesters organise a rally in the city?

Inderpal Singh, Patiala

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