Reader Rants 'n' Raves

Will Samir view my article any differently if I write that I am completely opposed to leftist ideology and every time I get an opportunity I express my views supporting what capitalism stands for in most aspects?

While Mr.Shenoy might have had good intentions while writing this article, he clearly exposes his leftist bias in quite a few places:

".... the Planning Commission has clearly shown India's precarious energy supply/demand scenario..."

~What needs to be done is to increase the supply using non-conventional sources, not sit back and whine about increased consumption.

"It was this development that resulted in the US getting addicted to petrol. Will this be a happy development for India?"

~The electric bulb caused most of the world to get addicted to electricity (coal, gas, nuclear fuel). I'm sure the analogy makes the silly nature of the writer's rhetorical question clear.

Ref: Railways and the US

~I'm sure Mr.Shenoy knows that the US is large and sparsely populated as compared to Europe, Japan and China, with most inter-city railway travel made redundant by low population density and cheap air-travel and high demands on time.

"But this GNP growth will also make life intolerable in urban areas where traffic congestion has already reached a critical level."

~One needs to improve urban planning to tackle congestion, not whine about increasing traffic. High taxes on vehicles in cities, MRTS systems and high parking charges help with this. Using this analogy, we should have sat in the stone age.

"... the government can indeed reduce petrol and diesel demand so that India's energy security is not compromised."

~Typical leftist nonsense. One's main goal should be to increase supply through alternate domestic sources, not decrease demand.

This is one of the most biased articles I've read in a while. :).

Thanks Mr.Shenoy, for being such a good waste of time.