Terror attack in Pune ... !

Yesterday Feb 13th 2010, Pune was stunned with a terror attack ! There was a bomb blast in Koregaon park area, in German Bakery.

I was born in Pune, 30 years ago, and since then I've seen Pune going from the peaceful, serene place to a buzzing, crowded , un-organised big town. Incompetent politicians whom Punekars voted, made this "pensioner's town" the crowded, dirty place it has become!

I still remember, after 8:30 pm, it used to go all quiet, even on the busiest of roads, J.M.Road, in Pune. Now the noise never dies out. The streets always have rickshaws, noisy buses running all the time.

But still however it grew, it never had terrorism on its plate. Pune still was a safe place.

But yesterday when more than 10% of the police force was busy making sure a pathetic Shah rukh khan movie gets released, the deadly terrorists were happy to oblige and give Pune its one of the most shocking terror bomb blast.

Now, Puneiets feel it, Mumbai was 192 kms away, but Koregaon park is just a few kms from their home. Its one the so called "happening" place in Pune, where young college guys visit to get a glimpse of foreigners lured in by the "Osho culture".

Who's to blame? Who's responsible?

Mr Ashok Chavan, CM of Maharashtra, cleared to everyone asap, that giving protection to SRK and his movie, can not be blamed for this. If it wasn't then why did you feel the need to clarify Mr. CM?

Democracy, I feel, takes away accountability. Who is blamed for killing of jews? the germans or hitler? Hitler isnt he? well , who is blamed by Afganistan or Palestine for all their troubles? US or Israel. So there is no clear accountability! Everyone is responsible, but how can you punish everyone?

No, I am not saying we should change our political system and accept a dictator.

I am saying that there should be a "National Accountability Act".

If there is a terror bomb blasts in your state, the CM and Home minister must step down and they will not be allowed to contest for any election for next 10 years.

If there is a price rise which is unreasonable, the Agriculture minister must step down and should not be allowed to contest for any election for next 10 years.

I don't know, something like that. But there has to be accountability to the posts that are held by these politicians. When everything that happens in the country will make a difference in their lives then only they will be more responsible and rational.

As for this blast, all we can do is condemn it, just like the people who are responsible to take action against it, condemn it.

This might sound pessimistic but Maharashtra state is on the way down and its high time that something is done to stop it !!