06-16-2008, 07:13 PM
Tarun Vijay in ToI: Fire in the northeast
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Just two days ago, a camp of a Hindu organisation near Ganga Sagar, a pilgrim centre of great significance, was attacked by a communally charged crowd. The result was that the state govt. accused the victims themselves of fomenting trouble and none of the attackers was arrested.
So which part of India is safe and can be visited for a pilgrimage and a Bharat dekho tour? From Kashmir to Kamakhya (Assam) and Jaipur to Darjeeling, Jihadis and Maoists have left their ugly marks. Manipur, famous for heavenly lakes and Krishna's legacy, is in the grip of anti-India, anti-anything Hindu terror outfits. So is the condition in Nagaland and Tripura. Are they going the way of Malaysia â another place which has seen anti-Hindu repression by the state?
Beyond Darjeeling the entire northeast is a region of enchanting natural panorama and religious pilgrimage. But you can't even think of going there for a holiday. Recently a new wave of killings was reported from the Karbi Anglong area of Assam. An organization known as the Black Widows killed 11 labourers and workers on May 15 in the North Cachar hills. This was said to be in retaliation against the army's action that saw 12 Black Widow terrorists eliminated. The same day, Black Widow gunmen killed 10 truck drivers who were bringing daily supplies to the interior areas.
Why should a terrorist organization be known as Black Widows? Is there any virtue in it, as the terrorists are known to find, the way they named their gang of murderers as Lashkar-e-Toiba or Jaish-e-Mohammad? The name, 'Black Widows', doesn't convey anything like that. It instantly attracts media attention though none has been authoritatively able to tell the reason behind such a weird name. One half-baked explanation is that a terrorist organization, Hmar Peoples' Convention, had killed 18 Dimasas in 1995 in Karbi Anglong, widowing 18 women. To avenge that, the Dimasas formed a group that later on became known as Black Widows.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->But the traitor is not amused and is teasing the secular nincompoops from inside the jail and the Home Minister issues an annual report that's a bahi khata, a ledger of shame. Every single war against terror, waged by the initiative of brave forces, has been turned into a defeat for the sake of votes. A Times of India front page report said Afzal is not being hanged for fear of annoying the minorities. How can any Indian group, belonging to any faith, feel bad to see an anti-national going to the gallows at the orders of the countryâs Supreme Court?
Look, the face of India. The army is deployed to keep peace in Sikkim, it is ordered to face the criminal gangs of the northeast working under various garbs of faith and is also deployed in internal and border security duties in the Valley. Yet we say we are a dynamic democracy surging ahead! <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Just two days ago, a camp of a Hindu organisation near Ganga Sagar, a pilgrim centre of great significance, was attacked by a communally charged crowd. The result was that the state govt. accused the victims themselves of fomenting trouble and none of the attackers was arrested.
So which part of India is safe and can be visited for a pilgrimage and a Bharat dekho tour? From Kashmir to Kamakhya (Assam) and Jaipur to Darjeeling, Jihadis and Maoists have left their ugly marks. Manipur, famous for heavenly lakes and Krishna's legacy, is in the grip of anti-India, anti-anything Hindu terror outfits. So is the condition in Nagaland and Tripura. Are they going the way of Malaysia â another place which has seen anti-Hindu repression by the state?
Beyond Darjeeling the entire northeast is a region of enchanting natural panorama and religious pilgrimage. But you can't even think of going there for a holiday. Recently a new wave of killings was reported from the Karbi Anglong area of Assam. An organization known as the Black Widows killed 11 labourers and workers on May 15 in the North Cachar hills. This was said to be in retaliation against the army's action that saw 12 Black Widow terrorists eliminated. The same day, Black Widow gunmen killed 10 truck drivers who were bringing daily supplies to the interior areas.
Why should a terrorist organization be known as Black Widows? Is there any virtue in it, as the terrorists are known to find, the way they named their gang of murderers as Lashkar-e-Toiba or Jaish-e-Mohammad? The name, 'Black Widows', doesn't convey anything like that. It instantly attracts media attention though none has been authoritatively able to tell the reason behind such a weird name. One half-baked explanation is that a terrorist organization, Hmar Peoples' Convention, had killed 18 Dimasas in 1995 in Karbi Anglong, widowing 18 women. To avenge that, the Dimasas formed a group that later on became known as Black Widows.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->But the traitor is not amused and is teasing the secular nincompoops from inside the jail and the Home Minister issues an annual report that's a bahi khata, a ledger of shame. Every single war against terror, waged by the initiative of brave forces, has been turned into a defeat for the sake of votes. A Times of India front page report said Afzal is not being hanged for fear of annoying the minorities. How can any Indian group, belonging to any faith, feel bad to see an anti-national going to the gallows at the orders of the countryâs Supreme Court?
Look, the face of India. The army is deployed to keep peace in Sikkim, it is ordered to face the criminal gangs of the northeast working under various garbs of faith and is also deployed in internal and border security duties in the Valley. Yet we say we are a dynamic democracy surging ahead! <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->