Hoarding and posters: Public nuisance
Sir, It has become a common feature in Bangalore that on all important roads, large hoardings are displayed on behalf of politicians. A recent addition to the hoardings are pictures of gods and seers amongst political leaders.
We all wonder why the government is not taking any action on people who put up these hoardings as they are pulling down other advertisements or hoardings for whatever reasons. We, as citizens of Bangalore, would like to see and maintain the beauty of Bangalore. We appeal to the government to take stringent action against these “leaders” and punish them with heaviest penalties as it does not serve any purpose except for those people whose pictures appear in these hoardings for whatever reasons and benefits.
The government should consider imposing heavy fines on these people who erect such hoarding or posters and treat them no differently from others who illegally display such huge posters/hoardings.
M MALLESH
Bangalore
Commercialisation
Sir,
Cricket, the gentleman’s game took a new dimension with the evolution of one day cricket, thanks to the Packer’s series. Now with the Twenty20, we will see cricket on the butcher’s block, no longer the grace of playing with a straight bat. Betting will be rampant and also match fixing, akin to soccer in Europe and England. Perhaps the new generation may feel excited with the new format which will turn out to be a money spinning situation. Time will tell whether this will be a success or failure.
R C SHARMA
Bangalore
Protest against Dhoni
Sir,
The protest organised by the Kannada Rakshana Vedike against Mahendar Singh Dhoni was timely, as the brand ambassador for Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd Dhoni was not responding to requests made by the company to continue in that post as per the agreement. As the brand ambassador of the company for its premium product Mysore Sandal soap, he was not available for shooting session of the advertisements. He has thus violated the contract.
B S Raghavendra Rao
Bangalore
Maoist menace
Sir,
Reports that the recent Maoist attacks indicate the consolidation of their presence across the country is worrisome. In spite of ample evidence that the Maoists are not an anomalous group of rebels but a well knit organisation running to smooth perfection under a well structured leadership hierarchy, the law enforcing agencies seem to be totally at sea in dealing with the menace. Our internal security is jeopardised by the total breakdown of the intelligence machinery.
PACHU MENON
Goa
Bank strike
Sir,
Bank employees are set for another two day strike from the 25th of this month. This means they are already enjoying holidays from Saturday afternoon. The frequency of their strike has attained regularity which no doubt affects the people. The unions which call for strikes should be punished and penalised suitably. They should take their grievances to an appropriate forum or the courts so as to not affect normal transactions.
K S Someswara
Bangalore
Som Mittal’s case
Sir,
A recent Supreme Court order has confirmed the criminal liability on Som Mittal, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HP in connection with the Pratibha murder case. It needs to be reconsidered by a larger bench because if we apply the same analogy to cases of States where there are law and order situations in which people are killed, then Chief Ministers of those states will have to be prosecuted.
Satish R Murdeshwar
Pune
