These days it has become a norm for politicians and people in power to give big condolence statements after terrorist attacks but do nothing to prevent them in future. Just like every other attack, the incident is allowed to gradually fade from public memory. There is no real urgency displayed by the government to go after the culprits, prevent such attacks as is evident from the recent past. Probably the Govt thinks that India has a population of 1 billion and a few people lost here and there will not make any significant dent. What else can we think of such lackluster attitude from our government.
Probably it is because of such laid back attitude of our government, any attack in India hardly causes a blip in the world media. Compare the reaction of the world media and the public for the London bombings to that of the recent blasts in Ahmadabad or Hyderabad or in Jaipur etc. Simply, there is just no comparison and I think the govt should take the blame for that. When we ourselves don’t care for such things, how can we expect others to care about it?
Lets look at the reaction of our Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh after such attacks.
After Ahmadabad July’26 2008 50 dead
“I have come to express our solidarity with the people of Gujarat in their hour of crisis. I commend the people of Gujarat for the resilience they have shown,” he said.
“These terrorist acts are aimed at destroying our social fabric, undermining communal harmony and demoralizing our people. As the people of Gujarat have shown so admirably, these efforts will not succeed.” “We will rise to the challenge and I am confident we will be able to defeat these forces. “
No one arrested till date.
Jaipur Blast May’13 2008 60 dead
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deplored the attack on innocent victims, his office said, assuring assistance to Rajasthan and the victims’ families.
No one arrested till date
UP blasts in Varanasi, Lucknow Nov’24 2007
Some routine comments released by PMO.
They could not find the culprits till date
Hyderabad blast May’18 2007 16 killed
The Prime Minister also condemned the blast and urged members of all communities to maintain peace and communal harmony,” PM’s Media Adviser Sanjaya Baru said in a statement.
He said the Prime Minister has conveyed his condolences to the relatives of the victims.
They could not find the culprits till date
March 07-2006 Varanasi blast 20 dead
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the blasts and appealed for calm.
They could not find the culprits till date
Mumbai blasts July’16 2006 207 killed
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh praised this wounded city for its strength Wednesday, vowing that “no one can make India kneel,” while a senior investigator said the Mumbai train attacks that killed at least 200 people could be linked to a Kashmiri militant group. Singh highlighted the achievements of this city of 16 million, which staggered back to life despite attacks on the commuter train network Tuesday that killed at least 200 people and wounded more than 700. “Your resilience and resolve will triumph over the evil designs of the merchants of death and destruction,” Singh said in a televised speech. “Let me say again, no one can make India kneel. No one can come in the path of our progress.”
They could not find the culprits till date
New Delhi Blast OCT 29′2005 55 killed
October 29, 2005
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has condemned the serial blasts in Delhi. He was informed about them upon his arrival at Kolkata from Agartala. In a message, he said: “The target is clearly the innocent citizens. Efforts to spread chaos and disturb peace will not be allowed to succeed at any cost. The Government is determined to defeat nefarious designs of terrorist elements. The perpetrators of these heinous acts will be dealt with firmly. The security agencies are already working in this regard. All sections of society are required to remain calm and extend fullest co-operation to them.”
Dr. Singh expressed deep shock and grief over the loss of lives and grievous injuries caused to innocent civilians in these bomb blasts. He expressed heart-felt condolences to the next of kin of those killed in the blasts.
They could not find the culprits till date.
Do you see the similarities in all these statements? Probably they have something allready typed up to read out after such incidents!
Instead of just giving such statements and complaining that we had already told the state govt, wouldn’t it be good if the govt actually does something to prevent these dastardly acts?
