KEEPING HENDERSON REPORT UNDER WRAPS
At the Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh, Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh said the Henderson Brooks Report was not being declassified ‘only to save political skin’. Since 1962, there have been two BJP governments at the Centre, including the present Narendra Modi government. Who is stopping the Modi government from declassifying the report? Much more than misreading of the situation by the political leadership, it was wrong planning and bad decisions by many top commanders that led to the disaster. The terms of reference of the report were restricted to the role of the army headquarters and the top formations involved in the war.
Capt Praveen Davar
has to work hard taking along veterans with the young to revive the party. The Congress stands nowhere near its rival BJP when it comes to booth-level management. Discipline is another thing the Congress has to inculcate among its cadres. Some Congress stalwarts are not comfortable with the dynastic elevation of Rahul Gandhi. He has to hit the ground running and can’t afford to disappear from the scene as he did in the past. Also, innovative ideas have to be infused in the party to outsmart the BJP.
Dr Devinder Garg,
Chandigarh Insurance (FRDI) Bill don’t reassure bank depositors. How does it provide ‘additional protection’ to depositors? Will it restrain banks from reckless lending? On the contrary, will not easy resolution with depositors’ money act as an incentive? The specific question to be addressed is whether bank deposits will be used along with other liabilities to save ailing banks. Senior citizens who have deposited their life savings in banks and are dependent on interests are a worried lot. The Bill, if passed in the present form, is bound to result in flight of deposits from banks.
SC Dhall, Zirakpur shouldn’t be on religious grounds. Raising animals for food causes more than 50% of global green house emissions. Colossal wastage of water in beef production is stressful. Virtues of cow milk and urine in the treatment of various ailments have been globally accepted. Lakhs of abandoned bovines roaming on the streets and roads fall prey to cow smugglers. Cows saved from slaughter have to live in the squalor of gaushalas.
Soshil Rattan, Amritsar levels of pollution. The high court had then fixed the time slot of 6.30pm to 9.30pm for bursting crackers on Diwali in the neighbouring states and their joint capital. The government and NGOS should create awareness among the masses to educate them about the consequences of pollution.
Varsha Verma, Patiala