Thursday, December 4, 2008

MUMBAI UNDER SEIGE

The deadliest attack so far on the city of Mumbai has left the Mumbaikars dumb-founded. Being a Mumbaikar myself, I have mixed feeling of anxiety, fear, anger and outrage. It has been one of the longest drawn battles for the security forces in Mumbai. It has so much of violence that they are now not moved even by explosion from a grenade and many of us have stopped watching the Television sets for sheer lack of any end in sight to the trauma that an average Mumbaikar is facing.

Many top journalists would now be busy writing up articles on this of Mumbai's attack and will term it and present it in the most sensational manner. People will start moving from where they had left on 26/11 and start to learn, if they already don't know, to forget what happened to people who were killed at CST Railways station, Taj Mahel hotel, Trident Oberoi Hotel or even at those two hospitals. Govt. will declare (has already done that part) compensation to the kiths & kins of those who were killed in the terror strikes.

It is surprising that despite the several hoaxes, terrorists have stayed away from attacking USA, after 9/11 after their counter strike in Afghanistan and poor Iraq. They have not even dared to even attack the Israel for that reason. But terrorists from all over the world find India as the best place where they can express themselves and fro that reason kill Indians to prove that they are still there and do matter. You know the politicians think that better they have to handle less opposition from those who have died. This shameless class of modern India, who rule the masses of over 1.25 Billion, feel that if few die of such terror attacks, is a small event. These are the real B*****ds, should have been shot in the first place.

It was in 1980 in the month of August, a senior Indian diplomat Mr. Ravindra Mhatre, in London, U.K. was abducted by JKLF terrorists and he was killed. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister Of India, had ordered an immediate death rope for their leader in Jammu jail, named Maqbul Batt, whose death penalty was under Govt. consideration. It created a sense of security and respect for the people of India, that their death as martyor, matters.

That was the last time I had heard of the retaliatory strike made against any terror outfits, the manner and language they actually understand. But since then the same old story goes on since long. Govt. machinery wakes up only after something happens and they The same old story of waking up after the strikes are already made as it has happened now. It is beyond anybody's comprehension that the terrorsts were holed up in the three buildings for almost 60hours in Mumbai and challanged the entire security agencies for over 60 hours.

Heart really goes out for those officials who have laid their lives for this nation. The loss suffered by their family is beyond one's imagination and can never be compensated. Three top officials have lost their lives and Mumbai Police will definitely feel the pinch of their absence from duty.
They have no proper equipment to protect themselves. The terrorists had AK47 & AK 56 rifles, while our police force just had old rifles which can at a time load 2 rounds, and fire one of them, while the terrorists had a gun which can load upto 200 rounds a time. What a difference.

Politicians have the top class commandoes from NSG for their protection, who are very well equipped, but those who contribute their hard earned money as tax, are vulnerable to such terror attacks. And mind you, most of the policies of styaing as enuch is decided by these politicians. Imagine that they have the best protection, but who pay for their protection are left to die a death either at CST Railway Station, Taj Mahel Hotel or Trident Oberoi Hotel. But anger is rising for the politicians who are responsible for the safety of its people. They all sit in the most secured houses, covered by the Z+ + securities, they keep making stupid statements and have no vision and directions for themselves, are allowed to lead the nation in its 21st direction. It is a pity that these little inconsiderate mice are allowed to lead us.

Several resignations from politicians will not be enough. Some here and there actions will just not suffice, few officials transferred from one deprtment to other department in a Ministry will not serve the purpose. They must be asked to prove their innocence that they performed their duties in the best possible manner or must be tried for treason. These officials have been working for cross purposes so far must be asked question through RTI to inform the people of this country that they worked for the nation and not for themselves .

Electronic Media is flooded with the proofs against these officials who claimed to have received the prior information about the terror attack as far as a year ago. What these traitors did for the full one year? Don't you think they must be charged with a murder of all those people died in the terror attack?

RAW says it passed information to IB, IB says they passed information to Coast Guard, CG says though they may have intercepted the boat in which these assassins reached Indian shores, but they can not arrest them or impound the boat as they are not empowered to do it.

Aren't these officials are acting for cross purposes? It seems that they are paid by the Indian Govt. out of tax payers monies, but seems to working for the ISI & Pakistan military ! They say at one stage or the other they had information about the arrival of these terror group from sea, why they did not take the appropriate action so that the safety of the Indian citizens does not get compromised. It is really hard to believe that nobody in all these top security agencies never sat on the bits of information received from their sources and tried to make a bigger picture. They did not make a group responsible for this particualr project, who were empowered to track the happenings and prepared for the worst.

What is the use of keeping so many security agencies when you can not manage them and even you know sitting in the miniterial cabine that who is doing what? Why is not there a security agancy which looks after all these aspect and all the different security reports to one CEO, if there is a dire need to have different agencies to perform various diffrent duties, so that proper co-ornination is possible ?

On thing must baffle everyone is that, why there has been no sacking of any intelligence officials till this date. There is a common pattern, no officials get sacked for non-performance of their duties. So thay are never bothered if they perform or do not perform.

It is not just the politicians who are to be blamed, but also these officials who have taken salaries from tax payers pocket and have refused to work. They think that the Govt is paying them the salary, but it is not the Govt. it is all people like you and me, even that person is just peon in a office, he pays taxes in all the forms. Shouldn't we ask for the better from these lazy, stupid, traitors in form of officials who are responsible for stopping 10 kids from Pakistan.?

Politicians believe that people have very short memory and they will forget about what happened to them within a month and people will get involved back into their routine of work, office, sensex, invetments, outings, dinners in hotel, new film releases, review of new drama in theatre, election result, etc..etc... If they think like that, then only God will save them.

Electronic media will have some other BREAKING NEWS, and they will make you forget about the rape of Mumbai on 26/11 to 28/11. But I feel that this is not the thing that has been happening since long. The anger of people this time could sweep the politicians from all parties. As I was the part of the rally on 3rd of December 2008, people were in no mood to let those off the hook responsible for present situation, particualrly the Political Class.

Mind you not a single representative from this ROYAL CLASS bothred to join the angry Mumbaikars, lest they could get a good thrashing by the people.


Surprisingly, the " originals" of Mumbai, like Mr. Raj Thackaray, has stayed in side his home and have not seen or heard any statement from him so far(6/12/2008: 11.30 P.M.)

If he was so much worried about Mumbai and his Marathi speaking people, I expected him to have visited Taj Mahel hotel once, during the fight with terrorists was going on. His party cadres should have wielded weapons and attacked those kids from Pakistan along with the NSG commandoes. Let me remind Mr. Raj, that those who fought against the terrorits were all non-Marathi speaking people and laid their lives along with police officers from ATS and Mumbai police. No politician ever got the bullet on his body.

Of course he has proved his smallness, by raising absurd issues of locals and nothing much could have been expected of him than this.He has already justified his place where he deserved to be.

We also failed to see those Human Rights people from Human Rights Commission, who had been advocating linienecy for terrorists Mohd. Afzhal and A.R. Gilani convicted and sentenced to death by Supreme Court, to see what these terrorists did to Mumbai. Is the Indian Human Rightc Commission just looks after the terrorists' well being ? Have they raised the voice on behalf of the innocent people who lost their lives at various places in Mumbai.

People must realize that these people are just after their votes and they have no interest whatsoever in protecting them from such terror attacks. They can just play with the emotions of the people that's all and when people really need them, they are no where to be seen. What we need is our willingness to teach such people a lesson or two of their life.

My logic fails to understand their passion to stick to their seats in power despite the clear wish of people to see them out. Prime Minister, may be a good economist but he is a very very poor statesman. Remember an economist can never take harsh and hard decisions, becasue his point of view on any of the events happening in India, would be through his prism of economic fall out. He has a long way to go before he actually understands the difference between a good finance miniters and a good statesman. His address to nation is so poor in drafting that its not even worth listening or even reading its transcript. Such people sit in the place where Mrs. Indira Gandhi sat, that's great pity.

We are seeing experts on T.V. & in print media considering the option of full fledged war with Pakistan, as all fingers of suspecion are directing towards the natural ally to terrorism (or War Against Terror????!!). They are telling us that war is the only way out and Indian will win the war. It was true before two decade agao , when Pakistan was developing nuclear weapons. bIt is a declared nuclear weapon state. So remember we can not fight war when the enemy is at par with you. They have nuclear weapon for this only, to deter India from weging a full scale war., as their Army, Air force or even Navy are no match to that of India. Pakistan wants us to stay away from full scale war, but on the other hand they can and they will bleed us for years with this type of terrorist attacks.

Now imagine forawhile:

In case of war, Pakistan is governed by mad people in Army and if they find they are loosing out to India in conventional battle (which more likely than anything else) they will use Nuclear weapons against Indian cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Banglore or even Chennai, farther the cities better for them to avoid any nuclear fall out due to nuclear explosion, as our borders are few kilometres apart.

Besides, we Indians have promised a no first use, but we as citizens are not sure about the Indian retaliation would come at all? What will India do if attacked with nuclear weapons? When we can not take simple decisions for ourselves like that of destroying terrorist training camps in POK and teaching Pakistan a lesson, for that we have depended upon USA, that they will fight our battle in POK and we arehappy at the USA sending its troops in the region. wIn case of such a nuclear attack, we might seek permission from USA to allow us to use our neclear weapons on Pakistan in retaliation.

The world would most likely pressurize us not to do so, give us money & all other help and assistance and ask Pakistan to stop or even likes of Mrs. Rice would be in India and ask our leaders and advise us not to repeat what the stupid leaders of Pakistan did. Indians under pressure from world would not then attack the Pakistan with nuclear weapons, despite our cities destroyed by the Pakistani Islamic bombs.

Besides all those Muslim countries, would condemn India if it was to use nuclear weapon and even boycott India, Indians and Indian products, as they have money and they have power. I really wonder not a single Muslim country has come forward and condemned Pakistan and offered help to victims.

That's an absurd scenario, just to tell those war-mongers, who want to have a full scale war with the Pakis. We will end up being attacked with nuclear weapons and will sufers for generations, while Pakistanis will definitely let off the hook. What these world leaders have done to stop the Pakistan from attacking India ? Just nothing, except few statements here and there.

What our leaders do not realize that its our war and we have to fight it out. Nobody will come and ask their citizens to die instead of the Indians in any terror attacks or even a war. So its our war and we have to fight it and ask the world countries to be either be with us or perish. We do not need such friends who are not with us at the time of need. Such a thorough nationalist feeling has to come up in we Indians and more importantly the political leaders must lead us to a war with those who question our national identity and its existence.

Plant few bombs in ISI head quarter and Military head quarters and blow them up. These people and their dear ones must realize the pain we Indians get in seeing dead bodies of our loved ones. They must realize that if they attack Indians, Pakis are the next to die. They must be assured of quick, prompt and swift retaliation at our will. They must know what is an outrage and rape of a nation. Care must be taken not to hurt any civilians as they are most of the time innocent people but if they do die, let that be their fate of being a citizen of that country. People who died at CST Railway station had only one crime they had committed that they were Indians.

WE have only one choice here, and that is try these terrorist in absence, in our courts , sentence them and attack these Pakistani terror groups, from India in Pakistan, with similar modus-operandi, as they are doing with us. Send our trained men to Pakistan and shoot to kill Azhar Masood, Dawwod Ibrahim and all those notorious basturds, which India feels must be sentenced to death. We are not a poor country to not to afford the expenses to get such operations under way. Ultimately we will be saving lot of money in terms of reduced terrorists attacks as well as we will not have to risk a war.

I really wonder that in a country of 1.25 Billion, we do not have even 10 people who could go into Islamabad and find out those wanted by Indians and kill them. I also wonder why monies are not spent on recruitment of agents who can carry out strikes within Pakistan. Once or even twice, thrice and even endless times if we carried out such attacks, till the time Pakistan hesitates and then fears to attack the Indians.