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National shame

The Supreme Court has characterised as a national shame the Gujjar violence in Rajasthan that spread to neighbouring Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi and asked the police in these States to submit an affidavit on action taken (or proposed to be taken) against those who indulged in it.

That a group of people could hold to ransom civic life with the help of lathis and burning tyres for almost a week is a sad reflection on our State administrations, particularly police. Why blame the police alone when inertia emanates from the top? Politicians play with people's lives using reservation and that is taking its toll.

H.R. Bapu Satyanarayana,
Mysore

The Court has once again come to the rescue of the common man. But I am sure politicians must be resenting what they call judicial interference.

The problem is they do not act in the interest of the nation, nor do they like the judiciary to step in. One hopes they will do what is expected of them, leaving the judiciary to pay full attention to its regular work.

K.R. Mahalingam,
Chennai

The judiciary should also take cognisance of the following national shames: employment of thousands to clear night soil even after 60 years of Independence, and the appalling conditions in which safai karamcharis work.

Often, they use their hands to clear mountains of garbage and travel in trucks for hours amid stinking waste. Is it not a shame on all of us? The list of national shames is endless and one can go on adding to it.

V.S. Venkatavaradan,
Salem

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