It was a fitting reply

It has been reported that a group of members in BJP demanded to seek an explanation from B Gopalakrishnan for his remarks against film personality Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Who are these members, however, is missing in the report.

BJP leader B Gopalakrishnan has given a fitting reply to Adoor for his writing to PM based half baked truths. Adoor and company had also forged the signature of film director Manirathinam.

Adv B Gopalakrishnan's comment was seemingly not controversial and such fitting replies are absolutely necessary to shut the mouth of Modi detractors

K A Solaman

Police ordeal

The police courting trouble because of their arrogance, is no news in Kerala. Latest is the lathi charge against CPI  protestors who marched to Kochi Range IG Office.
Several leaders and workers including Muvattupuzha MLA Eldo Abraham got injured in the police lathi charge. The MLA’s hand broke as the police thrashed him using lathi. CPI district secretary was also injured in the police attack.

An MLA of the ruling front getting injured in police action is new to the state.  As Eldo reacted, there is no one in the state to control the police. Of late, lathi-charge and water cannon have become daily ordeal in the state to handle protesters.

Perhaps, under Pinaryi regime, police has to prove that no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a student, not a teacher, not a priest, not an advocate. All are all subjected to police action except CPM leaders

K A Soleman

Needed single-window for autonomous colleges

The  heavy rush for admission to undergraduate and PG courses of autonomous colleges has nothing to do with the quality of teaching  or overall discipline. The only reason is: the college is autonomous.

The admission procedure in autonomous college is different from that of affiliated or non- autonomous colleges. Single application is sufficient for admission to non- autonomous colleges  as they practice single window system. But each autonomous college demands separate application. and this places a huge burden on applicants. Moreover, one autonomous college will be in tie- up with adjacent autonomous  college regarding question paper setting and valuation. This generates simple question papers and high marks to students which non- autonomous college students could not imagine. In fact an autonomous college student gets high marks but his standard is low compared to non- autonomous student.

So, the only way to protect standard of autonomous colleges is to conduct examination by the university. Valuation of answerscripts should done by examiners unknown to automous college teachers. Heavy rush and students' difficulty in getting admission can be avoided by introducing single window system for admission procedure  in autonomous colleges.
K A Solaman

Warn foul players of Indian Stock Market.

The India equity market moved down after the Union Budget. Though the budget is rational and development oriented down trend prevails in the market. Possibly this is due to the foul play by some big operators.

Though there are measures to improve growth, reduce income inequality, strengthen bank performance and bring about a transparent and honest regime, the nose-diving of prominent scrips is to be examined. It is time for FM to alert SEBl and warn foul players of the Indian stock market.

K A Solaman

Highly priced Kerala power

The power tariff by the Kerals State Electricity Board Is again on a hike. The proposed hike is ten percent. It was two years back the charge for single phase connection has been increased to Rs 30 from Rs 20. The fixed charge for three phase connection has been hiked to Rs 80 from Rs 60. With that hike, the board has garnered extra revenue of Rs 550 crore. There is no valid reason for the present hike except Chairman N S Pillai's ego.

Interestingly the highly priced Kerala power lacks quality. Though said there is no  cut,  power supply is intermittent. Tree touching removal is the new phrase for the present power cut

This price hike and others are a marked backtrack from the declared stance of  LDF Government during its inception. The manifesto by the LDF published on April 2016 reads: "If LDF forms a government, it will ensure that there will be no rise in prices of essential items". The manifesto also promises corruption-free, and clean governance. And, of course, power tariff hike is not covered by the manifesto.

K A Solaman