Two men wearing helmets come in a bike and throw a polythene bag in a busy area and escape. An innocent little child picks the bag up to return it back to them. The next min, the child is dead. 28 September, 2008, Mehrauli, Delhi.
How does one convince himself to plant a bomb in his own soil and kill his own people? Broadly speaking, it is the inefficiency on the part of the Indian Government to spread education and improve the standard of living of every Indian, especially the minorities. It is the inaction on the part of the Government to punish the offenders and set an example so that such incidents are not repeated again. After every blast, there are a few arrests made and then nothing happens to them after that. They live a life in prison, without worrying about food, clothing and shelter as they have now been taken care of.
The Government has spend Rs 144510 Lacs on jail inmates in 2006-07. That is an increase of 12.2% over the previous year. Food expenses contribute 63% of the total expenses.
And where does the Government get the money to feed these terrorist? It is ofcourse the taxpayers money. Think about it. We do the hard work to earn some money and we are forced to part some of it. The Government spends this money back into the society for the benefit of the society, which also includes spending money on feeding jail inmates and taking care of them.
Why do these people have to live at all. Simply by enforcing a ban on terror outfits has not worked well enough for the society. Once the crime is proved the Government should promptly come into action and give them nothing less than capital punnishment as is done in some countries. If they dont need India, we also dont need them.
Human rights activist protesting against capital punishment should consider the following :
At the end of 1990s, several N.Korean army generals were executed by being burnt alive inside a stadium. Muzafar Avazov was an Uzbekistan national who was immersed in boiling water in 2002. On 12-Jan-08, an Indonesian housemaid was beheaded in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing her employer. Also 4 Srilankan naotionals were beheaded in Feb 07 in Saudi Arabia for armed robbery. As of 2008, US states of Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia still reserve the eletric chair as an option for execution.
We also have hanging as a form of capital punishment, but we dont seem to use it.
I know I am asking too much from India. We have always been ruled and dictated and I am sure nothing will change. Terror will continue to dominate and kill, innocent people will continue to die, ministers will continue to condemn, arrests will happen, and you and I will feed the terrorist by paying taxes. One fine day a blast will take away our life as well and the only loss for our Government will be the tax amount that we were paying till yesterday.
If I ever had a choice, I would authorise the Government to use my tax amount on buying a bullet and shoot a bloody terrorist to death.
The following is a chronology of terror incidents that has taken place since 2005 till now.
2006, July 11: A series of explosions rock commuter trains in Mumbai, India, killing 209 and wounding another 714 civilians.
2006, August 16: A bomb exploded in a Hindu temple near Imphal, killing five and injuring nearly 50 other
2006, September 8: At least two bomb blasts target a Muslim cemetery in the western town of Malegaon. The blasts kill 37 people and leave 125 others wounded.
2006, November 20: A suspected terrorist bomb explodes on a train in India
2007, February 19: Samjhauta Express, a train headed toward Lahore an hour after it leaves New Delhi; two bombs explode
2007, May 18: Attack on Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad.
2007, August 25: Hyderabad bombings. Twin bombings kill at least 44 and injure 54 in Hyderabad. Two bombs are diffused and 19 others are found unexploded. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh state, blames Islamic militants with ties to Pakistan or Bangladesh, saying that the extremists want to foment tension between India's Hindus and Muslims. Both Bangladesh and Pakistan deny the accusations
2007, October 14: A bomb explodes in the Shingar Cinema in Ludhiana, killing at least six people and wounding 20, police say
2007, November 23:Uttar Pradesh serial blasts. Near-simultaneous blasts triggered by militants in court premises in Varanasi, Faizabad, and the state capital kill 15 people and injure more than 80
2008, February 20: Panvel. A small explosion occurred in a movie theater screening Jodhaa Akbar, a controversial film found by ethnic Rajputs to be "offensive"
2008, May 31: Navi Mumbai. Police defused a small explosive at a movie theater screening Jodhaa Akbar, a controversial film found by ethnic Rajputs to be "offensive"
2008, June 4: Thane. A bomb exploded in the parking lot of an auditorium hosting a play that parodied the Mahabharat. Two men, ages 50 and 34, admitted guilt to the attack and others on February 20th and May 31st. Although the men claimed membership in Hindutva groups, they stated that they acted alone without support
2008, July 25: Bangalore. A series of nine blasts kills 2 and injures 20 people
2008, July 26: Ahmedabad. A series of seventeen blasts killing 49 and injuring 160 people
2008, July 27: Godda, Jharkhand. At least six people were injured when a bomb exploded at a bus stand in Jharkhand's Godda district
2008, September 13: Delhi. A series of 5 bombs exploded in Delhi, killing 30 and injuring 90.
2008, September 27: South Delhi. One child was killed and many more were injured;the injured were taken to AIIMS. The blast occured at about 2.15 pm (IST) near a flower market in Mehrauli, close to the historic Qutub Minar.
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