Truth and violence

New, but somewhat expected turn of events then. Shivraj Patil finally decides the throw in the towel, and the rest of the party apparently realizes only now that "we can no longer sit back". I wonder what they're planning on doing to that effect.

The first strong message they could and should be sending out to the world is to not postpone the hanging of the terrorist Afzal Guru. Let's see, he masterminded the attack on India's very symbol of sovereignity, which is to say the parliament. He is undoubtedly the mastermind behind scores of other attacks as well. He planned the killing of hundreds and hundreds of people in the name of religion, but apparently doesn't care which religion his victims belong to (enhancing the fact that terrorists have no religion). All these charges against him are supported by overwhelming evidence as well. He was arrested in 2001, and was supposed to be hanged in 2003 I think, a judgement passed by the Supreme Court. But he still lives. All this while it ought to be India spearheading the war against terror.

It's about time that the strong statements started going out. Carry out the hanging, let it be known that India means business and that we're not just speech making benign old codgers.
Pakistan is repeatedly stating that they stand with India in the war against millitant groups. Lashkar e-Taiba, although banned on paper still thrives under a new name, their leaders come out and make anti-India threats at will, which are broadcast on TV. So if Pak is indeed with India, we ought to be asking them to arrest these millitant leaders and hand them over to India so they can be tried here. If India has to spearhead the war on terror, let us make this demand of Pakistan and set a deadline for this. Otherwise, they'd leave us with no choice but to go and arrest them ourselves, as illogical as that may sound.

Qureshi, the Pak foreign minister may say what he wants, he can grimmance and scowl and speak as forcefully as he likes, but the people of India are not likely to believe his words. How can we, after all our attempts at peace have resulted in the 1965 war, the Bangladesh war, the 1993 blasts, the Kargil war, the attack on India's parliament, the attacks in Mumbai and all over India and now, the full fledged carnage at the Taj and Oberoi hotels.

61 years ago we won our freedom from the British with the Mahatma's principles as our weapons. Sadly, now we are dealing with lies and violence.