Reopening of schools

Assumably, students of the State who evidently are fatigued from spending months under lockdown heave a sigh of relief with the government's taking the final call on partial reopening of schools for the students of classes IX to XII from 21 September. But, most of the schools in the State had very low attendance of students on the first day. It clearly indicates that the news reports of ongoing new surges of unchecked viral spread in the State have prompted worry and fear in the minds of many parents and guardians. Also, many of them have voiced their disagreement to the producing of consent letters from parents while entering the school premises. They argue that it's the sole responsibility of the government itself not theirs to ensure overall safety of their wards. It can hardly be expected that students will start coming to school soon as people have the big fear now that they will be hit with the double whammy of a really bad flu season and a second wave of the contagion. Since the ensuing winter will help the virus survive, we can by no means deny the possibility of the arrival of the active case peak in the State in the months ahead. As such, the government needs to consider the factors minutely that drive the parents to serious misgivings about sending their wards to school.

Dipen Gogoi,

Jorhat.

Forgotten language

Nowadays people are forgetting the national language - Hindi. Everyone remembers English but only some feel the importance to learn Hindi. But it's time that all the students should be taught the most basic and mother of Hindi i.e. Sanskrit and that too from minor classes when they are taught the alphabets of Hindi and English.

I have seen in many of the You Tube videos and survey videos that when youths are asked to say Hindi alphabets, only 2 out of 20 people know the alphabets. So it's high time they learned Hindi and Sanskrit. It should be made compulsory at least till their Graduation and it should include both viva and theory exams. Also instead of English, pure Hindi should be made compulsory language to speak in school and college premises. This is India and why should we follow other country's language. It would be of a great help in shaping the minds of the future of India.

Neha Singh,

Tezpur.

Unhealthy sign

It was terrible to see the entire opposition creating ruckus in the recently concluded parliamentary session which is unhealthy sign for the democratic setup. Parliament session is the most important meet where the representatives of the entire Opposition sit to discuss and frame rules and regulations for the country. Now, it appears the Opposition is running out of issues to attack government so in order to create an issue before the masses the opposition bench has created unruly scenes in the Parliament. These leaders should be made aware that wasting precious time of Parliament is a crime and also it bleeds the national exchequer which is already taking a hit due to the pandemic and lockdowns. The principal Opposition party Congress is refusing to learn from the earlier committed mistakes as it is clear that in today's world staging drama, shouting hard, etc doesn't create any impact in the minds of the public. It is the performance on the ground that matters most and regretfully some of the political parties are ignoring this vital yardstick.

Aparna Sarma,

Guwahati.

Legendary singer SPB

The passing away of legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam has saddened his fans across the globe. His voice was melodious and soothing. His rendition of songs in Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Ek Duje Ke Liye, Maine Pyar Kya and other films will remain in the hearts of fans. He is a multi-talented person, having worked as a singer, actor, music director, dubbing artiste and a film producer in multiple languages. The nation has lost a fine singer.

Chandan Kumar Nath,

Sorbhog.

Scams galore

After the end of the erstwhile Congress regime, with the emerging of BJP in the State, people of Assam heaved a sigh of relief that at least they are now free from a corrupt regime. But now people become disillusioned by State BJP's scams one after the other in the recruitment tests under different departments. We could notice such scams in Forest Department, in Irrigation, P&RD, in the appointment of Nurses and in the posts of recruitment S.I. of police.

In our humble opinion our Chief Minister and the top officials of the police department have lost their rights to advise the people on different issue. How a retired police officer could possess such immense power to still predominate over the entire police force is an enigma to all. How one Jawan of Battalion could be engaged as personal driver of the wife of the tainted retired police officer? All the norms in all the written tests have been thrown to the wind. The question papers were sold like hot-cakes. Perhaps there is no answer with our State government.

Ashok Bordoloi,

Dibrugarh.

Eye sore

With the advent of the Assembly elections in the State the main student body of the State AASU and its allies have started to flex their muscles to make their presence felt among the masses. In several parts of the State the over-aged AASU activists are seen resorting to various activities like burning effigies of Ministers, MLAs, MPs. At the same breathe we the common people have notice one thing that almost all (barring a few) looks over-aged to be called students. It is certainly an eye sore to see all those senior and veteran people ruling the roost in the prestigious AASU. In the last anti-CAA agitation in the State the majority of the over-aged activists (who introduced themselves as students) has joined various political parties or is contemplating to launch their own political outfits. It is time for the AASU to clean up the mess and fill it with young indigenous students. Can AASU have a retirement age? It is just a suggestion.

Lanu Dutta Choudhury,

GNB Road, Assam.