Is this the India of Bhagat Singh????

The news blared something about IPL yesterday morning. My sleepy head on a usual Sunday morning made it difficult to make sense of it. After few minutes of trying, news started making sense. IPL schedule and election schedule are clashing. Security concerns. Various states diplomatically backing out from providing security. Decision to be taken by afternoon. It all seems very normal in India. I changed the channel being sure in my head that IPL will start on the scheduled date and in India.

The post lunch session of TV viewing shook me to core. The decision for the aforesaid issue was taken and IPL was supposed to happen outside India. Either in UK or South Africa. I don't know what is the general reaction of the masses but I feel cheated. I could not see any reason as to why the 'INDIAN PREMIERE LEAGUE' should happen outside India. Is our government and defence so fragile and weak that this country cannot accommodate two events in a day, that too in few cities. 

What kind of impact it will have?? The economy is depressed and such decisions just add to the low confidence in this country. There would have been some demand created and the wheel of economy would have churned a little. Some sectors earnings would have shot up. The effect would have tricked down to the various sectors of the society. The foreign exchange earnings would have strengthened and would have brought pressure on rupee to appreciate. But the government used election to play safe.

I am trying to recall a terrorist attack during a election time(barring J&K). Well all the local gundas will be tipped off by the political parties to capture a booth or stop/force people to vote. The police would be a spectacular spectator. A thought popped up. According to the government, all the security would be provided for the election. So, I suppose that there should be no such incident during election. Well we will have to wait. 

Mumbai was hit, what did our esteemed government do?? Anything substantial ? Nothing. Srilankan cricketers hit and suddenly all the players become a prime target. Rather than showing our strength and solidarity we choose a more convenient path. Shift the tournament. So easy!!! Why cannot, we be sure that our security will be full proof during the matches? Why are we not looking to mend the loopholes? 

I believe this government has no idea of the state of affairs. No intelligence in place. So just play safe. Take the tournament to other country. Not our headache. 

We are being forced to live under a constant fear of attacks and terror. Decisions like these are just confirming that we cannot rely on this loose machinery called government to rectify it. Government is not responsible for its entrepreneur.  

Was this the country which gave birth to fearless and selfless leaders? Was it the same blood? Its a shame!!!!