The Congress' psuedo fight

The centre has been making every effort to try and make sound, calls to fight terrorism sternly synonymous with profiling the Muslim community. While the BJP who are always on the targetted end of this so called secular tirade, does not even mention the minority community in any way  when demanding the government to tackle the menace of terrorism sternly.

Prime Minister Dr. Singh today at the NIC meeting made an oppurtunity for himself, yet again, to put the above mentioned two aspects on the same front. The fact that he has chosen the National Integration Council meeting to make such a statement, which ofcourse is not a new one in itself, shows the enthusiasm of the ruling alliance in general and the Congress Party in particular to try and score political brownie points than to address the issue of integration or for that matter, terrorism which was not on the agenda of the NIC.

I wonder if these statements mean any more than trying to suggest to the minorites that it is the Congress that is fighting for them and the BJP whch is tagetting them. But the reality is a contrast from Congress' assertions and statements.

Dr Singh said at the NIC:

My heart is pained when I see what is happening in Orissa and Karnataka. Right thinking individuals would be pained with what is happening. 

There were three other states in the country, even as he spoke at the meeting, parts of which are under curfew for atleast a few days now, owing to communal riots. Assam, one of the three states, has been on the boil owing to mob fights between warring communities for many days now. Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh are the two other states where communal riots broke in small towns that led to imposing curfew for days at a stretch. Loss of lives is now a matter of statistic to the respective governments in these states. But these riots and communal flares have not caught the attention of the Prime Minister nor the Union Home Ministry, which had been very enthusiastic in serving notices to the Orissa and Karnataka governments following communal riots targetting minorities.

While it goes without saying that the Orissa and Karnataka governments should have done more and could have worked effectively in tackling the respective issues before they could spread and put us all to shame, it should be noted that it is as deplorable to merely take political stances and make statements against a few states and establishments when in reality all is required is to stand upright and fight the menaces effectively.