Letter to the Editor

Sonia Gandhi’s Victory

Under the leadership of the Congress president, Smt. Sonia Gandhi the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance has formed the government at the Centre and now the slogan of the Congress president, ‘Congress ka haath, Garib ke saath’ will take concrete shape. The election results have proved the exit poll results wrong. For this victory the credit goes to Smt. Sonia Gandhi and I, on behalf of the Mansa District Congress Committee, congratulate her.

- Sukhdarshan Darshi,
Press Secretary, DCC, Mansa, Punjab

A True Example

UPA chairperson and Congress President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi’s life is like a perennial river which despite all hindrances and obstacles keeps flowing. The flow in her life has made Congress more purposeful. She works selflessly and with devotion. This was evident during the 2004 Lok Sabha elections when she launched a mass contact campaign and continued it despite several odds. Smt. Sonia Gandhi has become a true example of service.

- Mahendra Kumar Kochhar,
President, Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Handicapped Service Cell, Raipur

Big Jolt to Communalists

The people of India have given a big jolt to the forces of communalism. They do not tolerate people who play politics of caste and religion. Can the construction of mandir help in getting employment to the unemployed or help the sick? How can people from communal forces like the BJP or RSS become the soldiers of India.

In comparison, the Congress President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi does not believe in the politics of deceit to get votes. Her politics is based on love for the nation, devotion and sacrifice. She does not crave for the prime minister’s chair and this she has proved by not accepting the post. For the development and progress of the nation, Congress does not require cruches; it can stand on its own legs. Therefore, the party should give an opportunity to the rare breed of intelligent and talented people to lead the party so that the reins stay in Congress’ hand.

- Vijay Kumar Chaudhary

National Party Status

Presence of too many parties in the political arena is contrary to an ideal democracy of two-party system. EC should rather tighten rules so that every state is given proper weightage according to its population while considering state’s share in recognizing political parties on the lines of MLAs’ votes in presidential election.

Or a simple formula should be to have either at least ten-percent members in Lok Sabha/ Vidhan Sabha or minimum twenty percent votes at national/ state level for political parties to be recognized at national/ state level respectively. System will check hazardous trend of emergence of large number of political parties mainly due to selfish interests of over-ambitious politicians. Since political parties make tall but fake assurances for vote-snatching by befooling voters, rules should be tightened to provide legal status to election manifestos. If ruling parties fail to fulfill dreams highlighted in manifestoes, then Election Commission may be empowered even to the extent to derecognise such parties.

- Subhash Chandra Aggarwal,
Delhi

Jobs Vs. Population

It was shocking to read in newspapers that 10,000 people, with degrees of MBA, BSc, BE and graduates, applied for just two posts of peon. This shows the extent of frustration in our youth who study with the hope of making a good career. If this is the state of the job-seekers now, one can imagine what will be the future of our youth. Why has this situation arisen? It is for the government to give a serious thought and work towards stopping population explosion. Unless population is controlled the problem of unemployment cannot be solved. I think this issue must get highest priority.

- Ashok Kumar,
New Delhi