Didn't Pak score a point over us?

This week the cricket crazy nation was glued to their television sets & every other mode of communication platform, no not for the news on the ongoing World T20 but for the most awaited judgement of the 26/11 Mumbai carnage. Earlier it was the judgement day (May 3) & finally the sentencing which happened today (May 6), which saw the Indian news channels vie to break every information coming out of the court rooms & devoting the entire day debating the issue. While the nation is probably happy over the sentencing of the only surviving assassin caught alive & brought to justice, I refuse to believe the nation is overwhelmed by the outcome. The case which concentrated primarily on Ajam Kasab, probably ends the first phase of the year & half long trial.


Rewinding – the pics & scenes of 26/11 is still fresh in our memories, especially the one of Kasab holding AK 47 in his hands & eyes protruding out in both anger & success! While Kasab deserved whatever has been announced for him, what about others? Have they not challenged the Indian nation and proved through their operation that targeting India was very easy? The meticulously planned operation could not have succeeded without any support from “within”. The investigators & the prosecution, might be thumping their chests today on every television channel about the victory but it leaves a large question on the role of many. The Indian people would like to know from the Government on the action to bring to justice the rest & also the steps taken to prevent any such incidents in future.


• The 10 guys from across the border enter via sea. What was the Navy doing? Are they not responsible? Why not charge them for dereliction of duty?
• They alight in Mumbai in Dingys’ with all the ammunition. Where were the Police? Why not book them too for dereliction of duty?
• How did they smuggle so many ammunition into a iconic place viz; the Taj Hotel? What was the Intelligence doing? Why no action against them?
• They hold a country of over billion people ransom for 3-4 days, kill over 165 innocent people and the then Minister had the audacity to term it as “small incident” & comes back again to hold a responsible position after having dismissed “by people”. Is the nation short of people? Why not ask him to retire from politics or prevent him from holding any office of importance?
• What about the “white man”, who probably was also one of the masterminds along with those enjoying in Pakistan? While we are “dramatically hostile” towards Pak to hand some of the accused to us, what about Headley? Why are we not being stern with the US?

There are many more people & institutions responsible for the “act of war” & mass murder in the 26/11 carnage which originated from across the border. Does this not go to show that it’s very easy to create havoc in India & get away with it?

Whether the entire episode was executed by state actors or non-state actors from across the border, I, for one feel that Pakistan did score a point over us!