We can all blame the politicians and government agencies who have seemingly failed in all ways to protect us. This blame game is nothing new except for the fact that we have a new voice which has entered the fray,the voice of the common man. It took a 100 years for the common man to get India independent and a further 60 years to raise a voice against the inept policies and administrative junta. Even R.K Narayans common man has seen it all, floods,famine,elections,riots and still after all these years it was nothing more than a morning teaser for all of us.
Where were the voices and candles when ATS chief Hemant Karkare was being targetted by petty politicians. Is one issue really bigger than all the others which have been plaguing this country for the past two decades ? 213 people were gunned down,how many foreigners were there about 27. FBI sends in a team, Israel sends in paramedics, scotland yard comes in. The US,UK and Israeli governments didn't have to think twice before taking such a step. Yet when countless indians are systematically slaughtered in the name of religon, cast, creed, societal norms our common man steps aside and watches the tamasha.
Too many candles have been lit and too many slogans have been raised. This is not going to repay our brave police officers and commandoes. We are in all effect a country within a country, a state within a state with countless divisive lines which only serve to sway us one way or another.
Its been almost a week since the attacks started and except a few diplomatic parleys, nothing has been done yet. After a couple of weeks nothing will have changed except some new agreements and doctrines. My simple ideology is to say a simple prayer every morning before you leave your house and ask the almighty to keep you safe wherever you venture. We are living on a prayer of hope for a better future.
