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Dont blame Pakistan, look within
Am I the only one disturbed by a minister in Mulayam Singh Yadavs government asking for a Muslim Pradesh in western Uttar Pradesh? Is there nobody in Dr Manmohan Singhs Cabinet who thinks this a worrying development? It seems that way. Two days after The Times of India reported Azam Khans demand, Dr Manmohan Singh and his Cabinet met and discussed the following subjects. The Sixth Pay Commission, cultural cooperation with Ireland, ties with Fiji, the protection of tigers and amendments to the Right to Information Act. Not one word about the dangerously divisive demand by one of Mulayams senior colleagues. Do we have a government in Delhi or not? Do we have a Prime Minister?As someone who was in Mumbai on the day the bombs went off and has been here ever since, I ask these questions not just on my own behalf but on behalf of the people I meet every day in this city. Like them I am beginning to worry about whether Dr Manmohan Singhs government is capable of defending us against the jehad that is being waged against us so successfully that if it continues unchecked, it could cause a civil war and worse. Nearly 200 people were killed in the carnage on Mumbais trains and the only response we have seen from the Government of India is a ludicrous attempt to censor the Internet and vague allegations against Pakistan. For a start this has to stop. Next time an Indian government wants to blame Pakistan for terrorism it should do so when it can provide us with evidence. Or we end up helping Pakistan instead of nailing it and, more importantly, we mislead Indians into believing that the problem we face is entirely the creation of a ubiquitous foreign hand. Posted by: john 2006-07-24 |
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