An eye for an eye, but Arjun is losing his sight

The national capital rocks again, the explosion that comes a fortnight after serial blasts, took place in South Delhi’s Mehrauli market area today afternoon. Like they warned “before the dust settles…”

Kolkata police took pride in finding a bag that shouts in BOLD letters “Explosives”. Delhi police went in casual outfits for one of the biggest terror encounters - The Shootout at Balta House. Following few days were like as if they were waiting for Delhi blasts to happen to catch terrorists “Thok Ke Bhav Mein” someone defined. At the wake of nation’s bitterness and frustration towards the Home Minister can get us terrorists-after-terrorists being held in Jamia Nagar, Azamgarh, Mumbai… Yet, they are successful in not letting the dust settled. Which is why, perhaps, Rahul Gandhi termed POTA a “useless” law. True and not just POTA, any law is toothless for the police and the govt we have.

Surprisingly only a tabloid asked why the police went to Batla House encounter sans their terror-gears. How the two other ‘suspected’ terrorists fled so easily from 4^th floor without any injuries? Why didn’t police let the media enter the house for hours after the encounter? The one answer for everything: We lost an eligible police officer in the encounter.

Is the govt caught between vote-bank politics and hopeless governance? While the Home Minister (in his own capacity) is trying to review Delhi’s security; Arjun Singh backs Jamia Milia Islamia University’s decision to support Delhi blasts’ accused. Is the so-called secular government is giving rise to terrorism… Don’t question them ’cos there’s no law, there’s only encounter. The govt gets the benefit of doubt, we die in blasts…

Lost in his home ground, yet playing a Home Minister…

He hopelessly watched Mumbai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahmedabad burning and now Delhi. The terror agency who bears the responsibility for the latest Delhi blasts also warned, ‘before the dust settles…’ More to watch for? He doesn’t bother.

What does he care for? The day Delhi wore a deserted look; he was busy changing his looks! A TV channel captured the ‘hopeless’ Home Minister of India, Mr Shivraj Patil in 3 different dresses during a period of 4 hours on the day the capital rocked after 5 serial blasts.

Shivraj Patil enjoys an ‘unconditional’ love from the Congress Party, little lesser than Sonia, but he is important. So much so that even when the voters of his constituency, Latur discarded him in the 2004 elections, he got the second most important position in the Union Cabinet – Home Minister. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha later in the same year. There's nothing that can uproot Mr Shivraj Patil as he boasts "I've full blessings of Sonia Gandhi."   

As a part of my job, I edit our reader’s opinions, 9 out 10 letters today suggested the Home Minister's resignation, 8 out 10 asked why the US never faced a single terror attack since 9/11 and India lets the BAD operation (Bangalore-Ahmedabad-Delhi) a success? Uncountable letters screamed… “We need a law to counter terrorism”. 

BAD was SAD but we might have to ALPHABE(A)T with more of such blasts since the govt is busy singing 'Singh Is King', and the king (along with queen Gandhi) are busy singing 'Sweet Child' for Patil! 

Call for a fatwa against the global past-time, terrorism or anti-terrorism

Almost a month back an agency copy suggested news on a terror plot against the UK Queen. The copy came as ‘X’ terror cell 'may have been plotting to attack Queen'. One of the seniors peeped through my monitor and said, remove that ‘X’. I did so. If the ‘X’ is a religion, then it’s bad to club it with terrorism. This debate won’t get over. Like, I celebrate all the festivals of my country… Be it X’s or Y’s but when Salman Khan celebrates Ganeshutsav, religious leaders declares a fatwa against him.

I attended endless calls last evening, even the boss who calls only to shout at me, had spoken to me as if I was a blast victim. I guess, after each blast the cell phone service providers are benefited the most. But jokes apart, a friend over the phone said… “We are a nation of impotents, we deserved this.” I couldn't comment, neither am I a sexologist nor a National-Crisis expert. I am just a common Indian and I don’t want to die even if it means going to heaven.

Despite the fact that anti-terrorism strategies have become a global past-time, the govt is doing a great job to ensure our safety. We find posters carrying photos and profiles of terrorists in bus stops. Or we assume sticking poster across capital’s bus stops is govt’s new yet the alternative anti-terror strategy? Perhaps yes, but what’s wrong in reconsidering POTA (Prevention of Terrorist Activities)? After all, a ministry data says about 4000 people were booked and 800 arrested and jailed under POTA over a period of two years since it was enacted before the UPA govt had repealed it.

Common Indians like me are not against those posters; those security advice to combat terrorism, given almost everywhere – malls, buses, trains, schools, temples etc or dial 100 at seeing bomb-like-polythene-bags on roads - to make cell phone service providers richer. Alongside, We also want a law, if not POTA, an equally strong alternative law.