Opinion - Letters to the Editor

Electioneering

Sir, — Leaders are busy arranging yatras. And in their election speeches, instead of giving more importance to pressing problems such as drought, unemployment, food scarcity and illiteracy, they are more interested in slandering their rivals.

N. Ashwin Shenoy,
Bantwal, Karnataka

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Sir, — This refers to the BJP's oft-repeated claim that it has achieved much more in five years than what the Congress did in over 50 years. Looking at such frequent "we did it" claims, one is tempted to ask whether the party will speak of the Gujarat carnage in a similar vein.

P.S. Prasanth,
Thiruvananthapuram

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Sir, — During every election, leaders of some minority groups urge their community to vote en masse for one party or the other. That the members of the community are part of various political parties is conveniently ignored by them. Undoubtedly, such calls undermine the freedom of the voters and take their powers of discrimination for granted.

It is for the people belonging to such groups to shirk off the artificial shackles.

Sqn. Ldr. B.G. Prakash,
Bangalore

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Sir, — Elections in a large country like ours involve huge expenditure, borne by the people in different ways. It is, therefore, highly unwarranted for politicians to contest from several constituencies or contest both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections simultaneously.

The electorate should defeat all such candidates, irrespective of the party they belong to.

P. Suresh,
Hyderabad

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