Shivraj Patil. He quit. Finally. After 7 terrorist attacks in his tenure. Or was it 8? 9 actually.. I lost the count actually. So many attacks happening in country these days..
Nothing great about he leaving actually. This was bound to happen. Only sad part is this should have been done long back. Even after the serial blasts in 2006, there were chaos to remove him. And the government did big mistake by not accepting this. And the result is so visible. The attacks are now not limited to Mumbai. It has spread wide across to Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Jaipur, Delhi, Varanasi, Banglore, Surat, Rampur and not just that. Even tier 2 places like Parbhiani, Nanded, Malegao etc. All because of incapability of one man.
I don’t understand why I’m writing this post. I definitely have a soft corner for Shivraj Patil {hailing from same place} but then, I can’t neglect the incapability of anyone just because of some soft corner. I remember, after the Ahmadabad blasts, manan, Niraj Neeraj and myself had twitted about fear of next attack on Mumbai. We had also said that time about the high intensity of attack. And many other twitters that time had agreed to the fear. If couple of common guys can express the mentality of terrorists, why can’t a man heading the department? Is he really so incapable or just bound by the politics..?
There are discussions making rounds about if he was actually capable of handling the portfolio or was he given the post just for being loyalist to Gandhi? And if that is true, I would say this is biggest and stupidest compromise with nation’s security and lakhs of lives. And if that’s true, Sonia Gandhi is first to be blamed.
Shivraj Patil is often known as a man of soft heart and soft words. I’ve seen him at all phases of the political lifecycle. And he has never been loud enough in his actions and words. Does that soft person really best fit for the Home portfolio? Don’t we have someone strong like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was? Even L K Advani was better in role. Lot better than Shivraj Patil I must say.
Anyways, coming back to point, its good that he left finally. And I wish the next person filling in {P Chidambaram hopefully} be strong enough to fight terrorism.
Update: As I’m typing this post, news of Vilasrao Deshmukh leaving the chair is making rounds.
err.. no Advani. i just hate that man.