Bleeding politics

None of the successive governments were able to resolve the mysteries behind the numerous bomb blasts in public places over a long period. That must have emboldened the terrorists lurking in the darkness. The governments showed neither the political willingness nor administrative efficiency to rein in the killers with an iron fist. The failure to nab the criminals has landed us in a situation where we have been made witness to such horrendous and gory mass murder that could only be the work of hardcore terrorists. It is now obvious that no government, past and present, took the issue of terrorism as seriously as they should have. Even the latest series of bombing in different parts of the country did not sensitise the government to the need for standing up to the challenge.

The kind of carnage and casualty caused by Saturday's grenade attacks was a rare example of barbarity committed in cold blood. The time has come for the government to distinguish between routine criminality and terrorism in order to get a clearer view of the situation. All the political parties must keep it in mind that the terrorists could only jeopardise the democratic process. And that's why they all must close their ranks and unite to fight the menace of terrorism that plagues our society as a whole.

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We are passing through a grave crisis. We hope our political leadership will veer the nation off the dangerous course.