Update: A friend I was chatting with just told me that another bomb, placed inside a bucket opposite the Forum mall was defused in a timely manner by the cops. It seems somebody saw a guy wearing a red T-Shirt put a bucket down and walk away. This person immediately called the cops. The friend also told me that Bangaloreans are full of praise for the cops. A huge change from the dysfunctional days of Neelam Achyuta Rao, the erstwhile Police Commissioner, who was a known Deve Gowda stooge.
Another blast, this time in my own city. As usual, SIMI figures top in the list of first suspects.
…to warn the Karnataka police in the wake of the arrests of SIMI cadres in Karnataka which led to the arrests of 10 supremos of SIMI in Indore and lastly as a retaliatory measure since the Bharatiya Janata Party is in power for the first time in south India.
Barely 24 hours, and the Centre has been quick to politicize the issue: we had warned you. But that is the least of our concerns.
This attack is significantly different from others, and points to something far sinister. Yossarin perceptively observes that the blasts occurred in areas which
….share 2 aspects - proximity to Muslim concentration areas and proximity to Information Technology business centers especially of Wipro amongst others.
But there is also another angle.
Why did the blasts occur now? The theory of the Intelligence department that this is SIMI’s way of warning the BJP government–while it is credible–is not entirely sound. Bangalore has been on the terror radar for about a decade now. 10 years is long enough to engineer a superbly-executed terror attack, on the lines of the 1993 Bombay blasts. The present attack was crude, perhaps not intended to cause collosal damage. So, again, the question: why now? Some pointers below, to help us arrive at an answer.
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B.S. Yeddyurappa, takes oath as the Karnataka Chief Minister on May 30.
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Barely a week, there’s an overnight shortage of fertilizers. As a result, farmers riot across the state. One person is shot dead by the police. Secular forces demand BSY’s blood. BSY trumps them by playing the farmer’s card.
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About two weeks after this, 6 MLAs from the secular parties cross over to the BJP, ending BJP’s worry about retaining the numbers. At 116, the party is comfortably placed to complete its term.
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A week or thereabouts, “some miscreants” cut a pig’s throat and throw it inside a mosque in a “communally-sensitive” area. This leads to the obvious but the rioters’ party is rudely spoiled by the cops, who get the situation under control in record time. No riots break out. People go about their business as usual.
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About two weeks later, now, serial bombs explode across Bangalore. While there is panic and tension in the city, it is not an atmosphere of a city under seige.
As we shall see, this follows a neat pattern, almost Bollywood-style. Recall the Godhra train burning incident, and the aftermath. Also recall Akshardham and how it was crushed. The pattern emerges. A party that is restless, panics without power, does everything to get back to power, and once in power, destroys the foundations of decency, sets this pattern. The media takes the cue and goes all the way with it. Remember the recent Gujarat elections and Tehelka?
Here’s the pattern then: provoke, and cry foul when reactions occur. Follow up with human rights and media stories about a certain communal party. Repeat till power is obtained. Addendum: Once in power, institute Kangaroo Committees to “investigate” foul play (remember Lalu’s Nanavati Commission?).
Now, read the bulleted list again and see how well it follows the pattern. All that the secular forces are waiting for is just a hint of reaction from the Hindus. Note that these reacting Hindus maybe the ordinary, that is, non-RSS/BJP/VHP/Bajrang Dal folks. Guess who gets bitten badly?
Unless my understanding of the dynamics of Karnataka is flawed, I can safely conclude that there won’t be any reaction to the blasts, and most certainly not on the scale of Gujarat.
Do you still think the SIMI is behind this?
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That is indeed an interesting, if ominous, angle.
It implies India’s own mainstream is behind the extremism. We really don’t need the ISI, HUJI and LET anymore then. I somehow doubt Indians, even the INC would do this to itself and to India. But still, how come Kolkata is spared the pain of serial blasts when a;most every pther city its size has been repeatedly targeted?
The INC managed to some BJP MPs from KT to cross-vote and save its own butt. There’s more happening in KT than meets the eye.
Is this a breaking news anymore? I mean, we have got so used to such attacks every now and then that we don’t even find it threatening anymore. We’re all just counting days in a sense. Your city, my city, his city, anyone’s city could be next.
How long can this go on? The only way I think is for all the Hindus to unite and fight the self-declared secularists in the country. Unfortunately, still lot of Gandhi-Nehru family followers defend these activities. Many of them are Hindus. I don’t understand how they can even support something as absurd as Sethusamudram. On the top of it these terror activities!!! What a sham!!!
[...] Sandeep meanwhile finds a pattern in these attacks. Here’s the pattern then: provoke, and cry foul when reactions occur. Follow up with human rights and media stories about a certain communal party. Repeat till power is obtained. Addendum: Once in power, institute Kangaroo Committees to “investigate” foul play (remember Lalu’s Nanavati Commission?). [...]
The point is none of the blasts in the past has ever insinuated communal discord. So, why would some one try such an act?
Secondly, it still doesn’t explain why the blasts where of low intensity and placed in locations where causality is minimum, but attention is maximum?
Didn’t Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi welcome and fete Saudi Arabia and Big Money for muslim madrassas in India not too long ago? Wherever Saudi money is the “strike terror into their hearts till they submit to islam” will be prevalent. The Bosnians threw the Arabs out some time ago. India’s tragedy is that from the time of its independence, it is led by traitors who sell their mother time and again for money and feast on it.
I think Sandeep is right. It’s Mahabarat War. Early stages.
zena
Didn’t Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi welcome and fete Saudi Arabia and Big Money for muslim madrassas in India not too long ago? Wherever Saudi money is the “strike terror into their hearts till they submit to islam” will be prevalent. The Bosnians threw the Arabs out some time ago. India’s tragedy is that from the time of its independence, it is led by traitors who sell their mother time and again for money and feast on it.
I think Sandeep is right. It’s Mahabarat War. Early stages.
zena
What goes around comes around.
This is an old BJP tactic. Remember how they neglected Karnataka when Krishna was in power and the State was reeling under drought. It led to the dismissal of Krishna. We all know that Godhra, was BJP/VHP/RSS induced.
What is disturbing is that, the communal feelings are being whipped up for each party’s nefarious purposes. Both should stop this game!
hello sandhya , ho you doin commie feminist smarty pants
hey sandhya, if you clear up the sand in your v*g*ina then you may be able to think clearly
[...] However, I have a few questions for you in the wake of soap-opera like terror attacks that is being inflicted upon my dear nation everyday ever since you were puppeted into Prime Ministership. [...]
I forgot to mention in my earlier comment that after repeated provocations, the Muslim and Hindu leaders in Bangalore decided to meet and diffuse explosive situations rather than let their supporters go on the rampage. And it is because of this ongoing initiative that the “pig ” incident did not flare up. The Ktka police had nothing to do with it. All they do is declare curfew and man armed policemen! Please be aware of acts before writing such inflammatory posts! Any initiative in Ktka are citizens initiatives. We have not had governance since the BJP successfully bought down Krishna!!!
SSandhya-
Even Goebbels
“Do you still think the SIMI is behind this?…
No SIMI is just an ‘executing arm’ of this ‘Pervert Secular Club’.
You are absolutely right about the persons and their motives behind all this.
This is the Election Year, count down has began, given the desperation of ManMohan Singh and His mafia Boss
‘Maino’, these incidents might as well be designed to divert the attention from the ‘amoral victory’ and suppressing the ‘media sheening’ .
PI.
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Self-alleged “Sandhya Nair”
Even Goebbels pales in comaprison to the kind of lies and propaganda that you and your secular-socialist ilk indulge in without even battling an eyelid
Krishna was dismissed?Dont you have any standards of integrity?Krishna was deservdely booted out by electorate of Karnataka for his perceived failure to focus on rural segment of the population.He dissolved state asembly and went in to state election to coincide with the national election
Even Krishna himself has gone on support praising the NDA government for its support and bipartisan approach to centre-state relationship and its deep and abiding respect for federalism.He played an instrumental role in aborted attempt to organise centre-state conclave for power devolution .He chickened out when Maino displayed her deep hatred for NDA and asked him to lie low
Come out with your real identity and lets debate this further
Agreed.
Just one minor thought: “remember Lalu’s Nanavati Commission?).” I think you might have meant Lau’s U.C. Banerjee commission
dodo,
You’re right. My mistake.
Tell me, it’s already 6 decades that India obtained independence from Britain and yet that city in Gujrat is still called ‘Ahmadabad’! Shame! Do you think Islamic Pakistan would have accepted a typical Indian name for one of their cities?
Enough with so-called Indian patriots glorifying dear Bharat’s Mughal past and it’s high time to get rid of all *****bad place names in India!
[...] However, I have a few questions for you in the wake of soap-opera like terror attacks that is being inflicted upon my dear nation everyday ever since you were puppeted into Prime Ministership. [...]
i dont like psecs either. especially the bastards from bhorotrokshok that pretend to be nationalists.
http://bharathrakshak.blogspot.com/2008/07/br-sulla-cock-licking-explained.html
visit.