MyVoice: Views of our readers 12th December 2020

Exhibition of callous attitude

It is hard to believe that the ruling BJP would stoop to such level and hurry with the Central Vista project even without waiting for the court verdict. The project cost pegged at Rs 20,000 crore is sure likely get increased in the due course. One wonders when the country is hit by the pandemic, where the scene is marked by millions getting affected by the virus, lakhs succumbing to it, crores of helpless migrant workers and others losing livelihood, the Prime Minister launching PM CARES in a hurry to mobilise funds to face the challenges thrown by Covid-19 and the GDP of the nation falling, how such a costly project can taken up on priority? Either it is a case of misplaced priority or exhibition of callous attitude towards the issues of the people or display of arrogance or preparation for next election to show case the structure as a great monumental achievement of BJP's 10 years rule.

AG Rajmohan, Anantapur

Accustomed to dynasties

The people of our country got accustomed to dynastic rule both in politics and cinema. Over the years, the politicians and the leading actors took impeccable care to see that alternatives are not available to people. It took a long time for the people to realise that they were unconsciously being persuaded into accepting something that is unacceptable. By the time they realised, unfortunately it became too late. We only hope that this curse will not haunt our future generations.

DSP Rao, Kakinada

Waste of taxpayers money

I am sure common man's aspirations are good job opportunities, hospitals, universities, law and order and peaceful living, but not lavish buildings, statues, bullet train and mandirs as perceived by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is unwise to waste taxpayers money on luxuries at a time when the country is struggling with lowest GDP, highest unemployment and coronavirus. Improvements are needed in the quality of business conducted inside the Parliament building, rather than its construction.

Kshirasagara Balaji Rao, Hyderabad

Gloom in the soccer world

The sudden demise of the celebrated Italian footballer, Paolo Rossi, who rose from the depths of bribery scandal to World Cup glory, has cast a pall of gloom on the soccer world. The legend's death comes at a time when football buffs are still mourning the death of Argentina icon Diego Maradona, who died late last month. Rossi's remarkable run in the 1982 World Cup in Madrid where he slotted in six goals, including a hat-trick, against Brazil and a brace against Poland reads like a fairy tale. He scored Italy's first goal in the final to set up a stunning 3-1 victory over favourite West Germany and drag Enzo Bearzot's Azzurri to a third World title. A fleet-footed forward and a finisher par excellence, his death has robbed the sport of yet another great player.

NJ Ravi Chander, Bengaluru

Lateral entry that can prove lethal

The attempts to integrate Ayurveda, especially surgery, into mainstream medicine must be one of the worst decisions across time and space for any government. Surgery in modern medicine has specialised and sub-specialized to high levels. It is disconcerting to see the government trying to encourage Ayurvedic doctors what most allopathic practitioners see as an inappropriate and highly questionable 'lateral entry'. There are huge medical, ethical, and legal implications for such moves. These are not political institutions to allow lateral entry. There are certainly better ways of doing this 'integration' to improve the health of the nation, but the present efforts are not doing any service to either Ayurveda or Allopathy. The bureaucracy and the political thinktank should work towards evolving better ways of integrating, instead of simply allowing Ayurveda practitioners to do surgeries which requires allopathic set-ups and highly complicated anaesthesia techniques.

Dr Pingali Gopal, Warangal