Letters: What was the hurry?

This refers to the report “FDI moves now official, no signs of reforms abating” (September 21). While appreciating the boldness shown by Manmohan Singh on a day when the support system of the United Progressive Alliance-II seemed to be collapsing, one feels that things could have been pushed with more grace. It was a bad move to make more announcements on the day on which a section of the population was already protesting against certain other policy measures.

Having waited this far, even if an endorsement from Parliament was difficult to come before implementation, the prime minister should have shown the maturity to ensure that the notifications were issued after his planned monologue to the nation. Heavens would not have fallen by a 24-hour delay.

 

M G Warrier, Mumbai

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