Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

One of the questions from my previous post is answered. Shivraj Patil has quit. Desperate times do call for desperate measures. But such measures can have good or bad effect. The good obviously is the ouster of Mr. Patil, the bad being the entrance of Mr. Chidambaram as the Home Minister.

When the country is having a spate of terrorist attacks, not to mention coupled with internal disturbances in various parts of our nation, do we need a person who is making his debut at one of the most important positions in the cabinet. When our great (sarcasm intended) leaders are today contemplating a federal agency (something that had to be done a decade ago) and also mulling over more trained and equipped forces to fight terrorists, you putting a man in charge of this field who has no experience at all. I mean COME ON. Don't let one grave mistake lead to another.

I admit Mr. Chidambaram is a great minister - but that is in Economics and Finance and I will also give Commerce ministry to him, but not HOME. Do we not have any person who is more experienced to handle this position?


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I use this platform not to criticize the government (as it is not going to make any difference to them) but use it hoping that some of the following questions would be answered:-

1) What is happening to our intelligence? Why they been sleeping?

2) Is the government going to do more than just “take up the issue with Islamabad”?

3) What is happening to the security at our borders? Is our country a park where such barbaric people can just walk in or sail in?

4) When would it be high time to have specialized units to deal with such situations in every major city so that times is not wasted in flying them in from Delhi?

5) Considering the kind of arms and ammunition used in today’s world, shouldn’t our police be much more equipped? (Are not the days of the ‘lathi’ long gone?)

6) When would it be high time to have adequate medical facilities to deal with casualties of such magnitude (Do the deceased and injured need to be carried by there hands and legs?)

7) Is it not high time for Shivraj Patil to show some dignity on his part and do all of us a favor by resigning?

God Bless all them who are not with us today, those who are missing, those who are fighting for their lives and our forces who risk their lives for us.

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