The Great Indian Political Tamasha

Welcome to the ‘Great Indian Political Tamasha’. Not one but every one is trying to play the lead role here. Be it, the so called ‘opposition’ or the so called ‘ruling’ everyone wants to take the advantage by making a mockery out of things.

On 27th when whole of India was praying for the safe rescue of the hostages in the ‘Taj’, ‘Oberoi’ and the ‘Nariman house’, there were news that the politicians have not opted to play the blame game and have stood by the government. The nation was happy for the fact that, for at least once have the politicians behaved in a dignified manner. But now, it seems all of us are wrong. Both the ruling party and the opposition party have just started politicizing the Mumbai terrorist attack.

Here is one M.P, who has kept a banner near Taj, which has the photos of the three top police officers killed by terrorists, and below it his name and his position. What does this mean? Does he want to take the help of sympathy to earn more votes in the next elections? If he really had to empathize with the situation, did he really have to mention his name on the banner?

And there is this chief minister of a state, who is well known all over India for trying to raise communal tension in the country to increase his popularity and gain votes. He is the same person who has not left a single opportunity to smear dirt on the ATS chief Hemant Karkare, and now with the death of Mr. Karkare, this man praises him as a great officer. And even attempts to give Rs. 1crore compensation to Mr. Karkares widow. He would have been hurt when Mrs.Karkare refused to accept anything from this man, but I am sure he might have wiped it off and proceeded with his way of publicity.

And here is another man, who claimed moral responsibility of the Mumbai tragedy and resigned from the Home ministers’ position. Would this move bring back at least one lost life? Or would this erase the memories of this horrific incident?

And following this move from the Union home minister, a number of leaders have raised their voices that this move should have been taken long before. Did the Mumbai tragedy happen just because the home minister failed to fulfill his duty properly?? Did these kinds of incidents happen only under this government? Definitely no. I do agree that an incident of this large magnitude is first of its kind but is it just the fault of the government?

The ruling party by removing some of its leaders from top positions and the opposition leaders by blaming the government, everyone wants to take advantage of the situation. With the Lok Sabha elections round the corner, did they not find any other issue to ask for votes?

Enough is enough, ask for votes in some other manner, make an issue of some other incident. Not this. Learn a lesson from the mistakes. Just try and avoid an incident like the Mumbai terrorist attack in the future.

P.S: Here’s another blog by someone on our politicians and the need for a person like Mr.Obama in our country. The last note is the highlight of the entire post.

Mumbai Terrorist attack

Terrorist attack in delhi, terror strikes in ahmedabad and so on.. These are the news we have been hearing way to often these days. But, the attack in Mumbai on Wednesday saw the whole nation shell shocked. Every Indian irrespective of their religion, class, caste and creed has felt the pain along with the mumbaikars.

Blasts at 10 places. Hostage crisis at 3 places. Nearly 150 killed, more than 350 injured of which more than half are severely injured. Chief cops of the ATS, Mumbai police, few NSG officers killed. In a nutshell, this is what has been happened in Mumbai in the last three days.

26^th November, 2008 will be remembered as the day where India faced the worst terrorist attack. This was the day when nearly 20 terrorists, claiming themselves to be from the “Deccan Mujahideen”, have created havoc in the commercial capital of the country. The city which is full of life and always busy came to a stand still. The city which has been the victim of a series of blasts way back in July 2007, was made the target of terror yet again.

Shooting indiscriminately at people, throwing grenades, these were few of the heinous acts done by the terrorists. The places which are always full of people and bustled with activity were made targets and people were ruthlessly killed. The army had to fight a fierce a battle in three places to rescue lives of people who are stuck in theses places.

‘TajMahal Palace and Tower Hotel’: The 105year old building stood there as a silent witness to the fierce battle between the terrorists and the army. 50 hours after the initial bullets were fired, the battle is still on. Though the police say that all the occupants of the taj were brought out, there are supposedly 2 or 3 terrorist who have been firing. The last 48 hours, we have witnessed several parts of the building catch fire and repeated sounds of bullets. A number of people who belonged to different countries have spent hours wondering whether they would survive or not.

‘Oberoi/Trident’: The place which is close to the Bombay stock exchange and a place where a number of business people put in their stay, during their visits to the city is the second target of the terrorists. There were reportedly 380 people including staff at this place when the terrorists strike. The police have saved many people and have managed to take full control of the place by the late Friday night. They were reportedly 30 people dead at this place.

‘Nariman house’: A place which is essentially a rest house for travelling Orthodox Jews. This place has seen the most dramatic sequence of events unfolding throughout these two days. It was in complete blackout yesterday (27^th) night and it saw commandos dropping by from a helicopter. After a ferocious battle the army has managed to finish off the terrorists.

Unanswered Questions: How could the coast guard not sense the terrorists’ arrival? How could so many terrorists enter the country? How could the terrorists bring in such a large amount of ammunition into the country? Why has the intelligence department failed to sense this crime, which was planned at such a large scale of destruction?

For once, the politicians have not played the blame game and have responded unitedly and have sent out a message that India will fight back anyone who pose a threat to its integrity. The last thing any Indian would have wanted is the politician smearing dirt on each other.

Journalists: The effort of a number of national news channels who have arranged for special correspondents at all these three places and have given minute by minute updates right from the ground zero is much appreciated. Though most of the discussions they organize are worthless, they at least help stopping the spread of rumors which can cause havoc among the citizens.

Salute to the Brave heroes: Last but not the least, let’s play our tribute to the Brave hearts, who have sacrificed their lives combating terrorists and tried to safe innocent people like you and me from the clutches of terrorists.

ACF chief, Hemant Karkare: A 1982 batch IPS officer, who has led the maleagaon blast probe.

Additional Commissioner of police, Ashok Kamte: A1989 batch IPS officer, known for his fearless ways in tackling cases.

Encounter specialist, Vijay Salaskar: a 1983 batch of officer, who has killed close to 75 criminals.

A total of 15 people including 2 NSG officers who have laid their lives to fight terror.

Salute to the Indian army and the police force: I stand up and salute the army and the police officials who have kept their lives in danger and rescued numerous people who have been trapped at these places.

Let’s all take a minute off from our lives and pay homage to all those innocent people who have lost their lives for no fault of them. And lets all fight back terror by staying united.