I wrote this post last night. But am posting it now.

It has been six long months. SIX months since the terror attack on Mumbai. It started on the 26th of November and lasted for a never ending 60 hours. It is also the death anniversary of the first Prime Minister of our nation. Some nearly 62 years ago, our motherland had been handed back to us and Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru had taken charge of the affairs as the Prime Minister. The day is apt for questioning whether our functioning as an independent nation has been successful or not.

The terror attack on one of the landmarks of India was supposed to be a wake up call for the nation, to sit up and fight back. The NSG did fight back, but what about the nation as a whole. It had taken those attacks to remove non performers such as Deskmukh and Shivraj Patil from their posts as Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Union Home Minister. And guess what, Vilasrao Deshmukh is now back as a Union Cabinet Minister. Why have WE voted to bring them back.

Even though everyone was screaming about reforms and change, we didn’t go out to cast our votes on the D Day. The voting percentage was no better than any of the yester years. Mumbai, which should have come out strongly, managed a meager 40% voting. Does this mean that we have given up on the government, and who the power is given to.

What about the issue of the terrorist who was caught? We are spending millions on his protection. But have we even been able to convince the international community that the attacks have been sponsored by Pakistan, let alone Pakistan accepting the fact. Why are we even giving him a trial. If he’s indicted and locked away, another siege might be underway in a few months trying to get him freed.

At that time,six months back, we had been promised a better equipped police force. Do we even remember the name of the officer other than the ATS Chief who lost his life that evil night. What about the NSG commando who finally captured Kasab? He should be the hero of the night, Rather, we have made Kasab into one.

To top it all, i would draw your attention to the Lahore attack today at a location where the 26/11 mastermind had been placed under house arrest. The same attack could have taken place on the some Indian consulate forcing us to release Kasab as well. What then??