Passing on the buck

By Editor, Avakaaya.com
Dec 5 2008 10:12AM

As per the ritual of this country, a national tragedy is followed by series of blame games & passing-on-the-buck statements.

IB, RAW, Navy & Coast Guard are pointing fingures at each other. Ironically all these agencies are not coming under the Home Ministry! But yet the minister concerned was fired last week.
IB & RAW are monitored by the Cabinet Committee whereas Navy & Coast Guard come under Defence Ministry. If we piece these facts together we will get amused that not only Home Minister but the Defence Minister also should take the "moral responsibility" for Mumbai attacks. If we really analyse the issue, it becomes quite clear that the percentage of responsibility that is lying on Defence Minister amounts to 75%. Yet Mr. Antony is still surviving and calling shots on his party's behalf. Shivraj Patil, the real scapegoat, has been hacked only to ease out the mounting aversion from general public towards Government.

Recent press statement given by the Coast Guard says that the intelligence agencies have not given "actionable inputs". Navy Chief also told the same. Mumbai Police Commissioner too blamed intelli agencies for not giving "actionable inputs" on recent attacks.

The history of Intelligence Bureau (IB) says that we should not trash the above statements!
Since the time Indira Gandhi used IB to conduct espionage operations on oppisition leaders, it has become a standard procedure to use IB for personal & political gains. To say the least, IB was used to map the pricing of commodities in Indian market.

These acts of politicians have made the agency to become more confused & highly abused entity. It is being told by the sources that the agency does only 20% of its time to deliver the prescribed roles & responsibilities. Rest of the chunk is dedicated to fulfill the personal agendas of babus. Now, let us ask ourselves whom should we actually blame?

TIMES NOW channel's scroll bar says "Independent agency to handle terror". It further says that this new agency should not be controlled by politicians. This demand should become the public demand.

We should raise our voices & act strongly against the misuse of constitutional institutions by corrupt politicians.

As one of Avakaaya.com members expressed, do we require such politicians (parties) who are not doing their basic jobs properly ? By repeatedly committing the same sin of voting to one or other party, should we live a sinner's life for ever ? Or should we teach a lesson to the politicians by rejecting them outrightly by mass boycotting the elections ? Post your opinions now.