Sacrifices

After the blasts the only thing that came to the rescue of people were the people themselves. The resilience and courage with which the Mumbaikars turned down yet another disaster is worth appreciating. If in 2005 it was overcoming a natural disaster, 2006 demanded a man-made tragedy to be overcome. It didn't make much of a difference to the brave citizens of this city as far as their duty towards their fellow citizens was concerned.

This was a classic example of how things can be set in order if every citizen tries to abide by his/her own fundamental duties towards the State and fellow citizens. While talking about fundamental duties one recalls that there are together with it certain fundamental rights that the Constitution confers on all the citizens which are to be protected by the govt in power. One of the most vital fundamental rights is the Right to Live which is guaranteed under article-21 of the Indian Constitution. So while many citizens were busy fulfilling their duties, the State miserably failed in fulfilling some of its most vital duties which includes protecting the life of the citizens.

The govt praised the Mumbaikars for the great sacrifices they made for the nation. But were these sacrifices really voluntary? People did not die because they wanted to, they died because the govt failed to check the terror. The real problem is that even after so many such violent acts the govt has not taken any significant step to see that next time such a thing is prevented. Mulayam Singh Yadav the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has openly come out in defence of Students Islamic Movement of India(SIMI), whereas for the past few years it has been confirmed that this organisation is being used time and again by the Lashkar-e-Taiba to outsource its terror activities in India.

So these sacrifices won't go waste, we have politicians who'll make full utilization of it so that we get more and more opportunities to make many more such sacrifices and hence the cycle goes on...