Saturday, July 26, 2008

Terrorism in India

Just read Radheshyam's blog on Mudslinging in Ahmedabad. Now we have terrorism in Ahmedabad. 14 serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad today following the bomb blasts in Bangalore. This bomb blasting has become so easy in India, showing the laxity in security throughout India. The lapses in security in U.S. had caused the plane crashes into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon.
India is a very soft target. Just like the criminals becoming our netas, it is also very easy to plant a bomb anywhere one likes, nobody will question. If the police catches a suspect, pressure for his release soon follows. It becomes a torture of minorities. Our intelligence network appears to be very weak. The government announces that the blasts occuring all over the country are the handiwork of Pakistan ISI. Yet, we continue talks with their government for controlling the terrorist groups. It is a routine exercise and an eyewash. The government officials have a pleasure trip, good food at the tax payers' expenses. The meeting is telecast for all the world to see. But the bomb blasts and killing of innocent people go on at regular intervals. When terrorism is sponsored by a government, a thousand meetings will not solve any problem.
In West Bengal, the C.M. specifically pointed out that several Madrasas had been identified as source of terrorism. These Madrasas were hording arms and ammunitions and harbouring terrorists. He said that they will be searched. But, for some unknown reasons, that search was never made.
At the Dum Dum Airport there is a small Masjid in the middle of the old runway. The funny thing is that the runway could not be extended because of this Masjid. The Airport is surrounded by a high wall with barbed wire. A path has been specially made for the Muslims of the area to go to the Masjid. The path enters the security zone. The path, of course, has walls on both sides, and is about a hundred metres. But, if it was a temple instead of a Masjid, it would have been razed to the ground long back. This cockeyed policy of the governments at the centre as well in the states is encouraging terrorism. The policy should change, even if it means loss of votes. The government is only playing with fire. Bomb blasts will continue as long as Pakistan and Bangladesh exist.

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