"Why is Kasab not hanged yet?
Crores of rupees have been wasted on keeping him alive in custody, in trials, on his security and so on, why hasn't he been hanged to death?"- asked a friend of mine.
"I am not a congress government spokesperson."- I told him. We had a really long debate on this one after that. After the recent serial blasts in Mumbai, everyone is angry. But, I can't help but wonder how hanging Kasab or any other puppet will provide insurance against further attacks. Some people are putting up even more wild ideas like taking away polling rights from non-hindus. I wonder how religious fanaticism will cure the cancer of naxalite violence.
Political parties know this sentiment, this weakness of the common man and exploit it to their advantage.
Something is seriously wrong with the security agencies and the way government handles them.
Now with Anna fever sweeping the nation people have stopped talking about it. But this issue is not over. We have a judicial system which people believe in. I wonder what will happen to it if Kasab and other terrorists are not hanged. mercy petitions reach the president's office every other day. But, terrorists and anti-nationalists don't deserve mercy. This is my take on the matter. What is yours?
The title is copied from an article by M.J. Akbar published in The Times of India some 3 years ago.
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