Clash of purpose

Brinda Karat is applying political pressure to pin down Swami Ramdev in the matter of herbal medicines produced by his pharmacy (Guru not clean, tests show, January 5).

Brinda Karat is applying political pressure to pin down Swami Ramdev in the matter of herbal medicines produced by his pharmacy (Guru not clean, tests show, January 5). The complaint should have been forwarded to the Uttaranchal government for the tests. It seems Brinda was irritated by the yogi’s defiance on not taking back the dismissed employees of his pharmacy.

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C.P. Chinda, Delhi

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Ramdev is backed by his followers who have benefited from his yogic teachings and medicines. Karat appears to have been misled by vested interests who have been harmed by Swami’s yogic and medicinal treatment. Before sending the samples of the medicines manufactured by the pharmacy, Karat should have taken the Swami into confidence. Ramdev has declared that the functioning of his pharmacy is open to scrutiny.

J.K. Mathur, Noida

Unsafe city

The report Figures show Delhi became a really unsafe city in 2005 (January 4), regardless of what Delhi Police claim is a fact. The police have proved incapable of apprehending criminals which is why crime, especially against women, is steadily on the rise. Instead of making excuses and trying to justify itself, the police should introspect and work harder to make Delhi a safer place. The Delhi Police slogan ‘With you, for you always’ falls flat in the face of such ineptitude.

Ranjana Manchanda, via e-mail

Minor issues

This refers to the report Minority tag stays off AMU (January 6). Only pseudo-secularist and fundamentalists can support Aligarh Muslim University as a minority institution. Religion-based reservations are not favoured by the courts either. The fact is that leaders take such populist decisions only to win votes.

Subhash C. Agrawal, Delhi

Discipline the commuter

The editorial Transported to the future (January 3) on the Metro system was informative and interesting. There is absolutely no doubt that Delhi Metro is the pride of the city and has been built on international standards. But some more discipline needs to be inculcated among the travelling public so that it does not degenerate into a chaotic system.

V. Hari, Delhi