26/11 happened to be a day which I remember as birthday of one of my close friend until 2 years back when the so called 'holy war', the attack by radical religious fanatics on harmless innocent humans, gave me another reason for having me not miss this day in my calendar. Yes, I am talking about 2008 Mumbai attacks, one of India's largest cities, in which brainwashed and trained barbarians killed at least 175 people and wounded at least 308. The whole world watched this horrific incident live as it unfolded over 3 days, thanks to the technological advances mankind has made in media and television.
Our nation observed the 2nd anniversary of this incident this 26/11, a date which only reminds us of the irreplaceable loss which many suffered due to the loss of their loved ones. Such anniversaries have become sort of celebration time for most of our politicians who get yet another chance to glamorize themselves, coming in front of the television cameras. This date, as per our honorable defense minister is "a grim reminder of the volatile and perilous state of our neighbourhood". Dear Defense Minister, this grim reminder only pops up in your calendar once a year, when you have to make a pre written speech? What have you done to prevent more such occurring? Extended Z category cover to few more of your own kind of elites or increase the count of NSG commandos to their convoy? The metal detectors that you put on some of the Mumbai stations, succumbed to the crowd pressure in few hours on the very 1st day have never been used since. And the constables with a wooden stick that you have placed on each station, what match are they to AK-47 wielding Kasab's?
And best was our honorable home minister who meekly complained "Pakistan has not fulfilled its promises of bringing to book the perpetrators of November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks". Sir, why are you talking in such a cowed submissive tone? Is Pakistan your girlfriend who did not live up to its promises and you are going through a breakup? You don't have enough courage to fight the Naxal menace on your soil, how do you intend to fight this proxy war being planned and executed from across your nations border?
Did you only learn "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star..., Baba Baba Black sheep..." and not "Jhansi ki Rani...., "Vande Maataram..." in your school? Your counter part in Pakistan, blamed the delay caused by courts in your own country for their inability to act upon masterminds(which apparently are under their protection) of 26/11. Do they really have a system in place, that we are wasting so much of our time and expectations, waiting for them to act? Wish you had even 10% courage that the Israelis have when it comes to defending their nation and people. Our motherland would have been a much better place to be.
Our humble Prime Minister is just too good to even speak or do anything which is not in favor of someone. He only speaks when is said to do so, by Madam. And rest of our leaders are too busy, outdoing each other in scams. With substantial rise in number of taxpayers(thanks mostly to the Indian software industry), and in turn rise in state earnings, one thing that is steadily on rise is number and magnitude of scams in our country. Our ministers and chief ministers are too busy filling their own pockets and of their near ones and dear ones, allotting them 2 and 3 BHK's and plots of lands. All we do to punish them of their misconducts for misusing the office of public is remove them from their post for some time and assign them a fat berth elsewhere. As a lip service to the common man, you setup an enquiry commission whose tenure never ends or never comes to a conclusion. Even if it did, no one has the courage to bell the cat.
When will we see a day without news channels reporting another scam? When will we see a peaceful and de-militarized Kashmir? When will we see some some strong words followed by actions from the our leaders? When will the Work in Progress End?
P.S: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
