100 crores and eating away

100 crores and still eating.

By Feb 2011 , Ajmal Kasab had eaten 100 crores of the Indian tax payers money and is still enjoying the hospitality of the country. He continues to live his worthless existence in the country , and we ( the government ) keep on extending him the famed hospitality. 26/11 had the highest rate of death casualties 164/11= 14.9 in three days. The country was paralyzed inaction and was standing mute to the dastardly heinous act of terrorism to a handful of zealots. We never thought that at the twilight time commuters would be targeted and simultaneously at different places in the commercial capital  killing innocent people with sophisticated,well planned acts against older obsolete weapons of our policemen. 

The courage , loyalty, strength , courage  would ultimately shine through and would overpower these men who created terror and were ruthless in their act. The common man as always was the one who was hurt.

On the third anniversary we hold vigils, peace marches wearing the white 'Rin ki Safedi " the color of our politicians but does that hide the blood of the Aam Aadmi? Why has justice been denied for so long? More inch space is given in the newspapers to the core committees, to the journalists , high ranking officials, think-tanks who devise ways to save the nation .  Why is effective action delayed, what are we prisoner to? 

The memory of the nation is limited, we move on in our daily lives , prisoner to wants needs to eke out a living, an existence, do we even remember the names of the policemen who died defending the honor of the country? Do we ever recount their stories; the men who had families ,children wives who have been left destitute by the death of a living one? The constable is just not a name on a lapel but a real being, 

I strongly feel to give justice which should be swift we need to be direct , quick ,and not make a mockery of the lives laid down. Justice delayed is justice denied. We also need to clothe our soldiers be it the jawan , the soldier man guarding the borders the right kind of clothes and equipment of the 21st century. It should not be something out of a bad 1920's Bollywood pot-boiler or be so obsolete , out-dated that it is worth auctioning !

We need clothes which are light , not which are gravity based which drag one down, shoes which are light , not huge and heavy which are a relic from the British Raj. 

Where does the heavy , astronomical defense budget go?Is it just for missiles,huge tanks, scams and lining pockets in the upper echelons of power ? What about the person who faces the bullet? He needs protective gear , the latest weaponry and not rations to line his stomach. Think ,reflect for one moment about the human life which is extinguished so easily. This is the most draconian way to reduce population woes. 

This day which has the perfunctory two minute condolence salutation , vigils and marches needs action. Sometimes, we do need to not follow the Mahatama's path of dharma but be ruthless to get the message across.

Ravneet Sangha