Editorial

Lawlessness
Posted On January 12, 2012 Posted by Y.Sharma

          Increasing incidents are being seen in which people sometimes quite well informed and well read are taking law into their own hands to the detriment of the life and property of other citizens and are displaying total callousness towards the safety of public property. In the recent past several cases have been reported from Bihar where some suspected thieves were beaten up killed and even dragged on the road by tying them with a Motorcycle. In another case an agitation was started in a neighboring state for getting privileges which are attached to those who belong to the other backward classes. In this agitation traffic was disrupted, government property, building and offices were torched and even police stations and railway station building were not spared by the angry mobs. This displayed Callous attitude of the agitators towards the law of the land towards the safety and security of others and also towards the normal rights of the citizens. It is also seen that generally as a formality cases are registered in such situations by the police but are not brought to their logical conclusions with the result that the miscreants get away with the criminal deeds and do not get adequately penalized they become a bad example to others which encourages further incidents of this type.Numerous incidents have also been seen in which at the slightest provocation the doctors take the law in their own hands defy all Cannons of discipline and proceed on strikes totally unmindful and callous towards the treatment of patients in the hospitals.There are numerous incidents where patients have lost their lives for lack of treatment because of such indiscipline. Here again some disciplinary proceeding are launched and in some rare cases even police cases are registered but here also these proceedings and cases are never brought to their logical conclusion which attitude encourages further indiscipline at more places. It is generally felt that unless the state, the media and the enlightened public opinion wakes up in time and such incidents are dealt with seriously and damage to public property is recovered from the miscreants through collective fines,this path of indiscipline laxity callousness and disrespect to the rights of others will lead to a situation of anarchy where public life, public property, private life and private property would become totally dependent on the whims and fancies of the non law abiding people. This scenario should not be allowed to take shape.

 

What ails Indian Cricket?
Posted On January 12, 2012 Posted by Y.Sharma

            The love of Cricket in India more or less reaches the level of a Mania when the Indian team performs well the whole nation more or less is on cloud nine and when they do not perform well the same people are more or less gripped in a fit of depression. This being the level of importance of this game it appears essential that India should have the best possible team, which the country can produce. Some reason for the best not being fielded are the various considerations other than the performance of the Player which get considered are the required representation of different regions of the country and sometimes the likes and dislikes of the selectors. There is a general feeling that a particular state in the country gets a loin share of what ever goes in the name of cricket in India. This preferential treatment sometimes deprives competent players from being selected for the Indian team. The coming up of a rival cricket organization under the leadership of one of the most respected Indian captains Kapil Dev would perhaps succeed in remedying the situation by providing ample competition and also by bringing star player with competence into the lime light, then performance may become difficult to deny them a Place in Indian team. In order to ensure that cricket in India prospers and the best talent gets encouraged it will be necessary for the enlightened public opinion, the media and the Government to ensure that the competition gets proper encouragement and the monopolistic tendencies of the BCCI get timely curbed and controlled. A monopolistic situation never brings out the best.It is the competition which brings out the best talent and performance.

 

12345