Why this political mudslinging?

We cannot but detect in those utterances an attempt to mislead and confuse the people in the aftermath of the tragic incident. We fear that these utterances will do very little to help the course of the investigation.

Exploiting a tragic incident to gain political mileage and upping the ante against one's opponent is as much in bad taste as it is inappropriate. Yet that is what we notice with dismay, being done both by the government and the opposition in varying degrees. We can only express our disgust at the blame game and urge upon all concerned to exercise restraint and caution in their behaviour.

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The point to remember here is that Kibria died of a direct attack on him, and according to many he might have lived had appropriate and timely medical aid been made available to him. It was for the government to ensure prompt treatment and in fact put its weight to bear on those they thought were standing in the way of prompt medical attention to Kibria. It was for the government to ensure that he was brought to where proper medical treatment was available, with the utmost celerity. That did not happen.

The fact, that such utterances, coming forth particularly from the custodian of law and order of the land, only help in derailing the course of the investigation, can hardly be overlooked. A look at the current state of investigations of the past incidents would validate the point we are making.

As for the government it would do well to devote its energy in unearthing the perpetrators of these dastardly acts instead of indulging in what happens to be diversionary statements.