Three separate statements by three worthies from our ruling party -Congress (I) on the same day.
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday said "the UPA Government is not only fighting terrorism but also winning on the front" - I am really baffled on the claim of 'Winning'. What does this mean? That the number of terror strikes have come down from once in 30 days to once in 29.99 days? I have not seen any signs of Government winning. Have you?
Contending that the Government was ‘strong enough to manage’ terrorism, Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Monday said, however, ‘weapons’ alone will not be able to help combat the menace in the country - What noble thoughts! Pray my idiot of a Home Minister, can you tell me what other than weapons will combat the menace? Holding the terrorist by the arms and patting him on the back? And what does 'managing' terrorism mean? Does it mean that it is alright to have terrorism as long as Government is able to 'manage' it? Or is it that Patil has let the cat out of the bag? Are we to understand that the terrorist strikes so far are ' (stage) managed' by the Government?
Finally, here is a Sheila Dikshit gem. "The government is not sitting on the file. We are just deciding on the fate of the convict," Dikshit told reporters when asked about the issue of Afzal Guru, who has been sentenced to death by the Supreme Court - It must be one hell of a decision making process, for as far as I know the issue was refered to the Delhi Government more than 2 years ago. And she continued to make a more bizzaire statement, "Only the decision has to be taken whether he should be hanged or given life imprisonment. We will not allow Afzal Guru to get out of jail." - Here is a guy who is sentenced to death by the Supreme Court and the Delhi Chief Minister is claiming that she will not allow him to get out of jail. As if she has the power to do it. Or is it that she is just echoing her parties wish?
Are these three jokers for real?
I know that there is a political license (akin to poetic license) during campaigning. But this is idiotic and I am being charitable.
