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Security lapse

The untimely death of Y. S. Rajsekhar Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, is a shocking piece of evidence of gross negligence of security. First Madhav Rao Scindia, the then Union Minister met with air accident, then recently Soundriya, the popular cine artist, lost her life in a plane crash and now it was the turn of Y.S.R.

At a time when several parts of Andhra Pradesh were occupied by clouds and metrological department was regularly sending the pictures, why YSR and his colleagues decided to take such a daring step and left for Chittor from Hyderabad?

Neither anybody from government nor his security staff stopped him. A simple precaution could have saved his life. Further Centre should take immediate steps to regulate helicopter service.

YSR was the man of the masses and widely recognised, appreciated and admired by the people of Andhra Pradesh. He was a man of vision, dynamism and a man who works for the well being of the weaker section of the society. His welfare works included Arogya Sri, a popular health scheme by which hundreds of people have benefited, and housing schemes. He had played a key role in formation of Congress government formation at the Centre.

S. R. Krishna

Berhampur

Clear confusion over fee structure

If one closely reads the government order on tuition fee for different categories of Engineering Colleges, one would find admission and tuition fee vary from one college to another.

These colleges that are under BPUT are divided in to several categories based on availability of facilities and the tuition fee was finalised. For example it was Rs 60,000 for category A type college and Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 40,000 for B and C type colleges.

But if one takes a little pain and asks any one parent of the students who joined this year technical courses, then he will be astonished to know that they have paid double the amount asked by government.

When some tried to raise voice, they were indirectly given veiled threat that their wards will never be able to pass in examination. Where should one go and what he should do? If our government is really sincere in this regard, it can easily check the amount submitted through cheques. Like in the case of English medium schools, a thorough audit is needed to unearth the truth and fix the culprits.

Bijay Misra

Bhubaneswar

Narayanpatna incidents

Stories about Narayanpatna keep coming in both electronic media and print media for quite some time now. But I fail to understand whose movement is this? The modus of operandi suggests naxalites are very much involved.

From cutting tree to damaging houses of innocent people, the agitators have taken law into their own hand. They cannot dictate terms when thousand others live in the area.

One should strive to get a rational division of resources among needy and tribals. Those who are at receiving end of attacks had no alternative to flee the village. Violence in any form should not be tolerated.

Kishore Mohanty

Bhuubaneswar

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