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Advani's record as Home minister

posted by Chaitanya on 4/24/2009 5:54:27 PM

Advani and his party never lose an opportunity to exploit the issue of terrorism and insecurity in peoples' mind but they fail to look at their own record . The issues of national security shouldn't be used by any party for political gains.

Advani literally has the worst record as the union Home minister in containing terror related incidents . Kandahar fiasco is already a much highlighted example. During his tenure J&K witnessed peak levels of terrorist violence, J&K assembly, Raghunath temple of Jammu, Indian parliament, Red Fort, Akshardham Temple of Ahmadabad and other high profile installations came under terror attacks.

But the then opposition behaved responsibly and avoided politicising the terror. The spate of urban bombings in populated areas and market places began in 2003 when Mumbai was attacked by little known 'Gujarat Revenge Force'.

Over time, jehadist outfits located across the border achieved more sophistication and started picking up soft targets. The serial bomb blasts were undoubtedly meant for disturbing communal peace and creating fear psychosis among people.

Should the political parties further the goal of jehadists through politicisation of terror and the blame game after every strike? Indian security establishment is beginning to deal with the terror threat and hopefully they will tackle this new face of terror ie., urban bombings.

It has little to do with empty rhetotic of anyone claiming to be harder against terror.

One shouldn't forget that the hate politics played by these very people in the past had aided the cause of jehadist propaganda and recruitment of locals for carrying out terror strikes. Associating one whole community with terror and indulging in hate propaganda against them takes the nation anywhere?