Senseless accusation

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THE chief minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has frustrated us. After the recent bomb blasts in Hyderabad, he took no time to point his accusing finger at the so-called Islamic fundamentalists of Bangladesh and Pakistan for the heinous incidents. He told reporters that his available information indicated that those elements of any of the countries had engineered the blasts.
Even sensible fools may ask him why did his state government not forestall the blasts if he had so correct prior information. That he did not do so means that he had no prior information. That he had reacted promptly with a statement conjuring up the involvement of some Bangladeshi elements alongside some Pakistanis reminded us of some strong heads having the queer, deplorable tendency of abusing the weak without any rhyme and reason.
What we heard from the Uttar Pradesh chief minister was the product of a kind of intoxication, brought forth by a senseless irresponsibility towards maintenance and advancement of a climate of trust and mutual respect in our sub-continent, which has more poor than the rest of the world combined. The South Asian nations need co-operation, and not confrontations, among themselves to economically rise up for their common and collective good. If politicking by political sharks in a vile display of sickness of their minds is not discouraged by the majority saner elements in each of the countries of our region, this new opportunities offered by the new millennium may be wasted. No word of accusation should be uttered against any country unless it is backed by a material evidence and genuine reason.
Assuming that there are still some Islamic fundamentalists in this country as there are Hindu fundamentalists in India, should any sane person apprehend that any of those elements would dare to penetrate deep inside India to engineer bomb blasts? Many of the fundamentalists here were prosecuted and put to gallows. Those fundamentalists here, who operated from hideouts, were nowhere near chief minister Narendra Modhi of Gujrat and his henchmen, who had openly staged brutal violence and killed thousands of people publicly but still hold office.
A Bangladeshi South Asian
Dhaka.