CHECK ILLEGAL MINING

The illegal mining menace, which started during the SAD-BJP regime,hascontinuedunchecked, evenasthegovernmentinthesaddle had promised to crush the mafia within weeks upon assuming power in 2017. Instead, illegal land mining has gained ground during the ruling Captain government without the any fear of the law. “Who’ll bell the cat?” is the million dollar question that needs a plausible answer.

Ramesh K Dhiman,

Chandigarh a manner that there is no exploitation or commercialisation by private institutions. It is my feeling and experience that private institutions will perish or play slow, if government educational institutions started working better to the satisfaction of students and parents. The spirit of governance will be key in the way the scheme actually achieves results.

S Kumar, Panchkula banks. Farmers, of course, play a big role in the well-being and economy of the country but others like clerks, small shopkeepers, petty business men, servicemen also play a role. As it is, only big farmers are taking benefit of freebies. Other sections in society also matter.

Ashok Jain, Ludhiana openers. Though, Chauhan did not get a century himself, he scored 2,084 runs with an impressive average of 31.5 in the 40 Test matches, which he played for India. He also rose to be a minister in the present Uttar Pradesh government. Ravinder Kumar Jain,

Ludhiana principled and disciplined batsman. After his retirement from active cricket, he managed the Delhi cricket team being coached by Bishan Singh Bedi.

Tarsem S Bumrah, Batala