PRITAM SENGUPTA writes from New Delhi: Another Saturday, another set of serial blasts. Therefore, yet another set of questions for Union home minister Shivaraj Patil:
1) Are you going to make a fresh statement tonight, or are you just going to release photocopies of statements made (or photocopied) for previous blasts that “such incidents will not deter the government from pursuing its policy of dealing with terrorists in a resolute manner”?
2) Do you sleep well at night, especially Saturday nights? Lesser mortals like us count sheep. What do you count, the death tolls under your watch?
3) Does the thought of resignation ever cross your mind? Or is that just a handkerchief in the left pocket of your bandhgala?
4) How strongly do you favour performance-based incentives for Union ministers?
5) What does the God of 10, Janpath think of your performance (so far)?
6) And what does the frizzy-haired godman of Puttaparthi? Does he have no miracle cures for this disease?
7) Have you ever noticed your cabinet colleagues suddenly stop talking when you enter the room?
8) Are you going to single-handedly claim victory for the BJP, or do you propose to wait for the elections?
9) Is it true you are going to oppose Rajya Sabha nominations for leaders who have lost Lok Sabha elections at the next CWC meeting?
10) Sometimes are you just glad you were a Speaker in your previous assignment, because you are clearly not a doer?
11) Among all the portfolios you have held—defence, commerce, science and technology, atomic energy, electronics, space, and ocean development, civil aviation and tourism—which would you say has been the easiest?
12) Are you, by any chance, on a retainer from television channels to keep them busy on weekends?
Photograph: courtesy Mustafa Quraishi/ The Associated Press, digitally altered
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CHURUMURI POLL: Should Shivaraj Patil resign?
Hey Shivraj… why dont you just go to Madam and ask her to end your (and our) agony…. just quit !!!!
Fed up of his statements. But he has some support from likes of Lalu. Last heard, “madam” had not invited him to the party meeting regarding security. Hope this is the final nail on the coffin!
pSecular media’s response to terror attacks:
DAY1:
Express outrage. Blame the Home Minister and the Police
DAY2:
Hold RSS, BJP and Modi responsible
DAY3:
Assert that Muslims are the real victims. Criticize the law enforcement people for taking suspects into custody.
Enough of the home minister, it is better now he concentrate on his home. Simply blaming the intelligence failure etc will not solve the problems. The Friday Attack Syndrome, the 13th syndrome etc should be removed withou any prejudice. It is not whether the majority of minority communitiy, it is the heinous cowardly act that is to be blamed by everybody. No mercy should be shown to the perpetrators of such crimes.
I don’t know why people are getting paranoid about the blasts…
The spirit is still intact right…We saw the spirits of Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Surat & now we are seeing the spirit of Delhi…
Don’t worry…We’ll break the spirit of the terrorists…Innu eshtu kade antha attack maaDthaare heLi…Avarigu susthaaguthe…Paapa ashtu kashta pattu organize maadidru nu action tagolode illa…
Our harmony was, is & will be maintained…!!!
We have kept our country (read red fort) safe on Aug 15 & Jan 26…What more do you need to keep the pillar of democracy intact and the triumph of human spirit…Do you expect the country to be protected every day…?
Surely you’ve got to be kidding the politicians…Nimmanne nodtha idre yaavaglu, avara kelasa yaavaga nodkothaare…???
These guys have done some good work which is worth emulating:
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Sep152008/scroll2008091590083.asp?section=updatenews
Pseudo Secular Media and Govt Machinery are dancing with joy over the dead bodies of innocent Indian victims.
India is being projected as a soft state both internally and externally.
Laloo has more fan following in Pakistan than in India.
It is unfortunate even after series of blasts Govt is still counting number of bodies and not coming up with a concrete plan.
Knee jerk reaction after every blast is the norm of the day.
He has the blessings of the madam, he’s not going anywhere any time soon.
From Sardar Patel to Shivraj Patil – What a Fall my countrymen!!
you know why? He and his party is “SECULAR”.
Even though IM has claimed responsibility, they say it is plot by VHP and RSS,
Look at his face, he looks like an idiot.
Can’t they understand what is happening in this country, it is so frustrating to see how these secular Media reports such an sensitive issue.