Today I’m angry. Today I’m
mourning. 44 brave soldiers of the CRPF have been killed in an absolutely abhorring,
cowardly suicide attack by Pakistan backed, Pakistan trained, Pakistan funded,
and Pakistan armed terrorists of the Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed.
44 families have been devastated.
Mothers have lost their sons, kids have lost their fathers, wives have lost
their partners and this nation has lost their patriots. I am aghast and can’t
describe the aftermath in words. My stomach churns and my heart wrenches when I
think about who is going to make that phone call to the mother who just spoke
to her son in the morning and to the kids who dearly wait for their father to
visit them every holiday, and to the wife who dared to marry an Indian soldier.
Who will call them and break the news that your son/father/husband is never
coming back?
They are going to have a million
questions: why was the national highway not secure? Why did we not have any
knowledge about a car carrying 350kg of explosives? Was somebody sleeping on
their job? Or was somebody sharing this information with the terrorists? Why
did the intelligence agencies undermine the scale of the plot when they had
specific intel? Apparently, Jaish-e-Mohammed was putting up open threats in the
forms of posters in that area. Then why wasn’t action taken to beef up security
in the state? These questions will need to be answered. Every life needs accountability.
But the biggest question now is - How will we avenge the death of our braves?
How will we go and look their families in the eye?
No attack of this nature, on a
highway or otherwise, can take place without the support and facilitation of people
within. Then how did our intelligence fail to catch on the warning signs?
The country is in pain today. Every
eye is moist. This is one of the dastardliest attacks. 42 brave soldiers! Many
of whom were returning from their vacation. I am unable to fathom the fact that they had
just bid goodbyes to their families promising them that they’ll be back soon. Cowards!
Evils! Monsters!
This should be a turning point
for us. We tried surgical strikes after Uri and clearly that hasn’t deterred Pakistan
for such ghastly terror attacks. We need to deal with Pakistan with a harsh blow. A
blow that strikes them hard. I don’t know what the response could possibly be,
but I rely on the able leadership of PM Narendra Modi to avenge the death of our
soldiers.
What’s still worrying me is that,
in our country unfortunately, we still have a brigade of people that wants to
engage with Pakistan. That brigade must now look at the colossal cost we pay
for their thought of compromising with Pakistan and for their thought of
forgiving Pakistan. I say, no more forgiveness and no more engagement. That
country has made us cry for way too long. It’s time for them to pay the price!
I sympathize with the citizens of that country and our fight isn’t with them. I
have nothing personal against them, but when it comes to showing solidarity
towards our fallen soldiers, I want that nation to pay the price.
