Who Is Responsible For The Blast?

After the 26/11 attacks, Home Minister Shivraj Patil’s performance was so bad that he was described by the then US Ambassador as “spectacularly inept”. The rest of the Congress leadership also cut a sorry picture. Maharashtra politicians were treating that event as a photo op and a way to score political points. Statements by the Muslim Congress leader Antulay were nothing short of adding insult to fatal injuries. The aftermath of those terror attacks were a bigger disaster. I tell my kids that mistakes are not necessarily a bad thing if you can learn from them. This is a lesson that our politicians never learn. If anything the mistakes get compounded and bigger.

So what happened to those responsible for our safety? Shivraj Patil who is a major loyalist of la Famiglia, held on to his job. After much consternation he was relieved of his post and then given another plum post of state governor. In any self respecting country, man like him would have been investigated for gross negligence of duties. The other politicians were also shufffled around. As far as investigating the actual crime is concerned, we have one terrorist in hand who is yet to be punished. We were led to believe that thirty odd men from Pakistan came in without any local help and committed mayhem. In fact, the next Home Minister went on to coin terms like Saffron Terror and went on Hindu Hunting trip. Digvijay Singh was supporting Muslims who were accusing RSS for the 26/11 attacks. Bhai Narendra Modi was being tough on terrorism and he got accused of staging encounters. Situation was beyond pathetic. All in all, no one was punished. Aam aadmi was left to mourn his dead.

But what did we do after that? In the next election, we brought back the same administration with a bigger majority. The definition of insanity is to repeat the same act and expect different result. We epitomize the word.

Now we are facing yet another terror attack. People are looking for answers. They are complaining that the government is not providing them with adequate security. They are scared. Who is responsible for this mess? Well, surely the terrorists are responsible for the actual blasts but what about the aftermath of it? Please look in the mirror. Yes, we the voters are responsible for it.
We had a chance to bring in a Hindu Conservative government in 2009 who had shown better ability to deal with terrorism but we did not. In democracy, we deserve the government we elect. I hope that the people of Mumbai and elsewhere who elected Congressmen are happy with their choice. I have no intention of being cruel or callous at this tragic time but we have very short term memory. Very soon we are going to forget it all and fall for all the pro-Pakistani propaganda of the Aman ki Asha brigade and relect Congress. We need to break this cycle and vote for a different party in the next election or be prepared to be face this recurring nightmare.