Day 2 of the all India strike called by the trade unions. Life has come to a standstill and just to cite an example, there has been no milk supply yesterday and today! To alleviate the problems of the families with little children, milk was acquired and provided to them to meet essential requirements. Callousness at its height!!
Shops were closed and the same 'ghost town' scene was enacted for the second day in succession. One of the striking leaders had proudly stated and I quote, 'Kerala fully co-operated with our strike call. Nearly one crore people in the state struck work on Wednesday and Thursday in solidarity with our call'. How does one react to such a callous and insensitive statement?
And then comes the serial blasts in Hyderabad! Yet another occasion when 'we' got surprised. Did we have advance warning?.....Yet another failure of intelligence!.......Do we know the perpetrators of the crime?....It's evidently, from the media coverage, a pre-planned cold blooded attack on innocent civilians......And as usual, in a crowded market place....
Why do we've to be at the receiving end all the time.......and then apologetically state that the people are strong willed and they shall overcome!
Tailpiece.
1. It's the same old story. When will we
(a) Stop claiming success for the loss of manhours, productivity and the consequent dip in economy?
(b) Come out of this senseless cycle of violence and be proactive?
2. Wish we learnt from the Americans. No terrorist has dared to touch that country after 9/11 and I can't believe that stupid guys wouldn't have tried anything after that. But it's their sense of security that stands out - they mean business when they carry out security checks and apply uniformly on all citizens without fear or favour unlike ours which grants special status to certain people!
Shops were closed and the same 'ghost town' scene was enacted for the second day in succession. One of the striking leaders had proudly stated and I quote, 'Kerala fully co-operated with our strike call. Nearly one crore people in the state struck work on Wednesday and Thursday in solidarity with our call'. How does one react to such a callous and insensitive statement?
And then comes the serial blasts in Hyderabad! Yet another occasion when 'we' got surprised. Did we have advance warning?.....Yet another failure of intelligence!.......Do we know the perpetrators of the crime?....It's evidently, from the media coverage, a pre-planned cold blooded attack on innocent civilians......And as usual, in a crowded market place....
Why do we've to be at the receiving end all the time.......and then apologetically state that the people are strong willed and they shall overcome!
Tailpiece.
1. It's the same old story. When will we
(a) Stop claiming success for the loss of manhours, productivity and the consequent dip in economy?
(b) Come out of this senseless cycle of violence and be proactive?
2. Wish we learnt from the Americans. No terrorist has dared to touch that country after 9/11 and I can't believe that stupid guys wouldn't have tried anything after that. But it's their sense of security that stands out - they mean business when they carry out security checks and apply uniformly on all citizens without fear or favour unlike ours which grants special status to certain people!
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