Our security and leadership

The political leadership of India has converted this country of billions of men with heart, soul, character and courage into a lifeless, marooned, hapless state.

I do not have political wisdom, but I have a sense that for years the leadership has compromised with the country's security for its own security and safety. Political leadership is not about taking the high mantle and leading a state sponsored lifestyle of comfort and security. It is a career chosen by those who ought to serve their people. Gandhi would have been at the site of the masscare bare chested and naked. Whilst Advani, whose heart supposedly burns against terror, flew with Manmohan to doubly safeguard his own security under the cover of the Prime Minister's fullest cover.

The brave commandos, police and the armed forces laid their lives to save the innocent and corner the culprit. Yet a time will come, and come soon, when there will be no further story on this. The Masterminds of the terror attack would call one of those in power like Shivraj Patil or Vilasrao Deshmukh, threat their lives lest they wrap up the investigation process and release those arrested. These mice would succumb. The media would get back to making fairytales out of news that has the least social or public significance. The leadership of big nations who have profound statements to make would go back to their own secure lives. The statements of 'together we must work to counter these criminal agenda' would be slept over with personal missions. Over time public passion would be silenced by their need to earn their daily bread.

Another terror would occur. more terrorists would become more courageous..but a strong chance is that the militant groups would get a stronger hold on the political leadership and some day actually take over completely. Do we want to die cowards and helpless, or are there genuine out-of-the-box solutions that would give us a civilsed life of honour, dignity, grace and pride?

Just a few simple questions:

1. Yes, terrorists are trained in a way that normal military or police plans can be countered. So it may have been difficult to track their entry. However, if it was known that such thing is likely to happen, why did the Government not brief and train major hotel authorities, railway stations and train the people so that they have sense of identifying abnormal behaviour. Create exit plans in the hotels to move out people rapidly should such a strike occurs. Keep NSG troups ready in Mumbai and prepared. Use extraordinary telecommunication devices ready. I mean, where was the preparedness to counter?

2. Media that is so powerful, yet is either shy of asking tough questions, or converts a Q&A into a 'barking session'. We cannot have reporters coyly ask politicians (who are any way public servants accountable to give satisfying answers), "Sir, could you give us a sense of what's happening". The question to be asked is blank and naked, "Even the guy on the street knew that such an attack was in the offing, can you elaborate on what plans were made to counter, kindly do not give words, we want to listen to quotes from the documents drawn out".

There would Mayawatis, Yadavs, nitish kumar and amar singh who would claim their souls burn for their people, but will be found snugged into the warmth of God knows what when the time comes to show that they have a heart for their people.

The purpose of my note is not to write a prose or a story but a humble view that we think hard and search deep for solutions that can save us and help us come out of the clutches of people corrupt in mind, heart and character. Can we make citizen group, at micro and macro level to formally and periodically take a report from the leaders on what they are doing and what they ought to have done.
Let us not say 'Oh, these things don't work' for if that was so the world would have stayed back in the dark ages. There has to be a solution that we, the private citizens, can make work. We fight business and personal challenges, this is no different.

Let us get together to act or die as corrupt politicians!
sourcePrabhat Sinha

Prof. P.S. Lokhande
Head Dept of I.T. & TPO
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