Sunday 24 February 2013

Terrorism Tourism of the 'Strong' Man of India

The Strong' man is out on prowl doing terrorism tourism

Our (dis)honourable Prime Minister finally moved his ass out of the Chair in Delhi, which he has been clinging onto shamelessly for the past 9 years, to visit the Blast Site in Hyderabad. Here are some gems (duds?) from his mouth, with my masala beside;

"I am here to 'stand' in solidarity with Hyderabad"- Like the way you 'stand' in solidarity with all the Scamsters of your party and government!

"I express condolence for the families of the bereaved and wish speedy recovery for the injured" - And an expedited funeral of the dead on the sly, as you did in the case of the rape victim in Delhi

"I am 'Happy' that people of Hyderabad have refused to be provoked by this nefarious incident"- Only a moron like him can use the word 'Happy' in such a surrounding. So he is happy that people just bore the brunt of another terrorist attack, under Congress government in Delhi and Hyderabad, and did not retaliate. He should be happy that people are not provoked, otherwise they would have torn him to pieces for allowing such terror attacks again and again.

"Centre has assured AP govt of maximum support. I appeal to the people to maintain calm…” - Maximum support for what? Give some money to be distributed to the dead and injured, that will line the pockets of the local congressmen? And he wants people to be calm, when their lives are at stake.......Calm is fine, as long as it is the Calm before the Storm!

PM consoles the mother of K Parmeshwar at Omni Hospital : "The staff will take all possible care of your son." - And my fellow Congressmen will take care of you, eh? (Sorry, no disrespect meant to the widow, but that is precisely how her experience with the partymen will be, know the congress 'culture'......... a la P J Kurien

PM to Rajitha in Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad: "I am here to share your pain and grief. We will take care of you."- Put a bomb under his a** and allow it to explode. Then he will know what it is share the pain and grief

And the usual gem when he gave his first reaction on hearing about the blast. "Those responsible for the “dastardly” act would not go unpunished" - Exactly like how all those responsible for previous blasts got punished. Bloody hell! They have not even filed charge sheets in 5 year and 7 year previous blast cases

Monday 18 February 2013

It is simple, stupid

Indians have a habit of complicating simple things. I have hardly seen an Agreement from an Indian firm that is direct and to the point. And Indians, of late, have developed another trait. They see a conspiracy where none exists.

And so it is in the case of Afzal Guru.

Whether I am for or against Death penalty has no relevance here. Nor should any one else's be.

Our Law has the provision for Death Penalty in the rarest of rare cases, and that should be respected by all, till they are changed.

The Conspiracy to blow up the Parliament and death of the Security Personnel should definitely fall under the rarest of rare cases.

The other apology that is given is that Afzal Guru did not get a fair trial, and evidence against him were flimsy. This is pure humbug. The same trial acquitted Geelani and gave a 10 year RI for another accused, but found sufficient evidence to prove Afzal Guru guilty. The track record of our Supreme Court clearly indicates that they are not trigger happy when it comes to sentencing someone to death. In fact, it could be accused of being too liberal.

If at all the Human Rights activists and others have anything to complain, it should be about the inordinate delay in disposing the mercy petition of Afzal Guru. A guy confined to the death chamber dies every day. Read John Grisham's Chamber to better understand the psyche of such a convict.

The final objection pertains to his execution being conducted in utmost secrecy. Considering the possible fall out in Kashmir and elsewhere, this was the best possible course of action, to avoid  unwanted deaths and riots. The relative calm across the country after the hanging justifies the secrecy.

Would converting the death sentence of Afzal Guru led to lasting peace in Kashmir? His hanging was delayed by 8 years? Did it lead to permanent peace in Kashmir? It didnt. The North Eastern States have more grievances against India than the much pampered Kashmir. But they abide by our Constitution and law of the land, dont they? Then why cant Kashmir, who has so much special privileges vested on it? The per capita expenditure on Kashmir by the Central Government is one of the highest. Still they nurse a sense of victimhood. Repeal Article 370, bring the Uniform Civil Code and develop the concept of Nationhood. No special privileges for anyone or any State beyond a stipulated years, so that at least by 2030 we have a Nation where everyone is equal.

‘You can sacrifice an individual for a family, family for a village, village for the welfare of a nation' - This quote from Panchatantra is suffice as any justification, if any is required.


In the case of Afzal Guru, it is not even a sacrifice. He got what he deserved, as per the Supreme Court. And that is enough for me and should be for all of us

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