Reader Rants 'n' Raves

As of June 2008, there seem to be some good signs of KN administration being shocked out of sleep by the BJP govt., witness the many Bangalore city roads being done up with tarring and made motorable, and the like.

The BJP partey must come to this Tamil Nadu state as well. It is going to the dogs as DMK party pupil are looting all the jeuwelleriess in the temples in the full Tamilnadu. and many other criminall things.Brammins were doing good job in the Puja etc.at the temples, so why they wanting dirtey and undisciplined pupil to do this. and not thousands of jobs are there.

Comment of Mr Iyer on this news is worth an illustration: Go to a govt. office like Subregistrar's. Right to information appears to be given there a superficial respect.The computer is most of the times without any govt.staff being available even to illiterate people wanting information. Or it is malfunctioning. Or the information is so badly programmed you return dismayed nor does any approach to a superior help. Above all, if at all you succeed in getting info on say official market rates for carpet area of flat you buy is far below actual you pay,but you pay a hefty bribe of '000s of Rs. thru broker/lawyer to the office to secure your registration. What use RTI, vigilance officers,etc. It is all a mockery.

Mr Yeddyurappa may have passed a critical stage in getting going with governance of Karnataka, with this portfolio allocation. Some of the major issues are Urban infrastructure devlopment (road, water, electricity, public conveniences)including airport connectivity,which are long neglected, and rooting out high corruption and inefficiency in property transactions by real estate goons and registration offices which have defined all administrative actions due to alleged politicians' connivance. Not to speak of redressal farm sector grievances and industry problems and exploitation by miners, and general administrative unresponsiveness and non-proactive behaviour, despite availability of high tech (IT and telecom).

People in general, except those in ministers' MLA constituencies,do not know them personally re:their capability and integrity,but CERTAINLY want them to understand their fields and perform with integrity, transparency and efficiency.Kudos for Mr Yeddy for making this good start.