Monday, December 1, 2008

Playing into terrorists hands – Politicians do not know politics

A few days after the terror strikes Bombay, we have again played into the hands of the terrorists. Any terror attack has two objectives apart from creating terror. One, create a platform to that can get media mileage. Two, creating instability in the political, governing and social systems of the country affected.

The terrorists have achieved the first objective and that is almost impossible to stop. Our politicians are helping the terrorists achieve the second objective. Every politician worth their salt or not worth it – mostly not worth it – wants changes at the government level. They want to create instability within the country and help the cause of the terrorists. Politician’s sole objective being, get resignations’. Encash this opportunity to gain political mileage. This is not to defend the inept politicians whose heads are rolling. Point is, this is not the time. If you knew they were not competent, then you should have removed them much before the terror strikes on India. Not at a time, when we need political stability in the country.

Further more, some politicians could not come to an all party meeting as they were campaigning. Sounds ridiculous. Why are you campaigning? You cannot even work as a group to find out ways of making this country safe – that too at this time of attacks.

For so much of talk on experience of our politicians, our politicians do not know what politics is. Forget serving people for a change. Clearly, playing into the hands of terrorists.

1 comment:

abhi said...

I dont think it is the political knowledge of our politicians which makes us face such crisis repeatedly. Its their intention of clinging to the high chairs of government or aspirations to be there for which they sacrifice common citizens safety. A resignation of minister or two can not be a solution, there has to be much more accountability for these namesake custodians of democracy. They should also be booked and tried in the courts of the people who elected them like any other terrorist. Another thing is our national endurance and peace loving country tag. What did America do when it felt a threat from a country like Iraq or Afganistan? As a ccountry we like to abide by america's nuclear policies why dont we follow their internal security and aggression policies? Its high time of our test of patience and this might lead to a break into a more stronger and violent reactions from the common man. Lets all try to find a way out before its late.