REINSTATING SUSPENDED RTO OFFICERS WILL SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE

The news that the state transport department will reinstate suspended RTO officials is distressing. It will only encourage erring RTO officials to commit more crimes (37 suspended RTO inspectors reinstated by transport dept, February 8). No wonder corruption in the corridors of RTO is ranked on top. It was shocking to know that 28 motor vehicle inspectors (MVI) and nine assistant motor vehicle inspectors (AMVI) had committed the breach of official position by mere signing off the fitness test on paper.

DEEPAK CHIKRAMANE

WHY NO MENTION OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN MBPT REVAMP PLAN?

MBPT chairman Sanjay Bhatia said that only free land available for redevelopment is at Darukhana which has slums and they plan to shift around 20,000 slum dwellers at Wadala (‘Not revamping 966 ha of port land, only re-planning 282ha’, February 8). Why doesn’t he mention the business community at Darukhana who are their tenants for years? There are steel and timber market godowns, glass vendors who cater to the

JAFFER PLAYED KEY ROLE IN VIDARBHA’S RANJI WIN

Kudos to Vidarbha cricket team for winning the Ranji trophy against Saurashtra (Vidarbha win to make it twoin-two, February 8). Wasim Jaffer is one of the greatest openers our country has ever produced though he received a step-motherly treatment at the international level. But Indian cricket can now use him as a coach to reward him