Dear Sir,
I am the mother of a 3.9-year-old-girl. An Indian school has refused to give admission to my daughter to KG1, citing a rule by the Supreme Council of Education (SEC). The rule apparently says that new admissions should not be over the age of four by April 2014. My daughter will be 4+ by that time.
Strangely, the same school didn’t give admission to my daughter a few months ago when I approached it, stating that she was not even 3.5 then and was under-aged!
Many other parents are also facing similar problems because of this new regulation on KG1 admission.
AD
(Full name and e-mail address supplied)
Shortage of garbage bins
Dear Sir,
I am a resident of the Al Attiya compound in Umm Ghuwalina. There are not enough garbage bins outside our compound. There are more than 200 tenants in the compound. Trash is often dumped on the road as there is a shortage of bins. It is especially bad during the weekends. A foul smell pervades the area from garbage then.
Municipal authorities must provide more garbage bins in the area.
Prathmesh P Bhatt
Building No 6
Al Attiya Compound
Doha
India needs more Kejriwals
Dear Sir,
The election victory of Aam Aadmi Party in New Delhi has made a huge impact on Indian politics.
With Aam Aadmi leader and now Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal repeatedly emphasising the need to end India’s VIP culture, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundara Raje Scindia has already taken a leaf out of his book, reducing her security considerably and deciding to stay in a smaller house instead of moving to a bigger one entitled to her as chief minister.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhlesh Yadav has also cut down on his mobile security.
After the Kejriwal government has reduced power tariff by half, the Haryana administration followed suit, announcing a rebate of Rs200 on power bills. People in Maharashtra are now demanding a reduction in power tariff. All states in India are likely to ask for proper audit of power utilities and to cut power tariff.
The Aam Aadami party has shown what could be achieved if elected representatives were honest and responsive to people’s needs. In the long term the new party’s success will be good for India’s democracy.
India needs hundred Kejriwals to bring sweeping changes benefiting the common man.
Ramesh G Jethwani
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