In search of a leader....

Following 26/11 we all are thinking that now
"enough is enough"...
"its time to take things in our own hands."....
"this time we are not gonna accept any excuses" ....
"the leaders that we have are good for nothing"....

In a few months India goes to vote....
we have a chance to reform...to not repeat the mistakes we have done in the past...
we have a chance to lead India...

But im sorry to say that the big question is that WHOM DO WE VOTE FOR????

It's most unfortunate that a democracy like ours is today without a leader...
there is noone out there that we can look up to...
no leader whom we can say that.."ya with him as our leader, sky is the limit for our country"...

I ask you today that can YOU place your hand on your heart and tell me :

is there someone out there who will give us a terror free nation ?
is there anyone who will not fill his pocket before thinking about our country?
is there anyone who will not"divide and rule"?
is there anyone who will not play politics at the expense of innocent citizens?
is there anyone who will fulfil the numerous promises made by that person during campaigning?
is there anyone who will give his cent percent to this nation?

Everywhere around me, people are blaming the present governement for security lapses, for not being able to avert this attack on us...i totally agree with them...but what bothers me that when i vote in the upcoming general elections ...which sign should i press on???

should i vote for L.K Advani ...who is ready to play the Hindu-Muslim card whenever possible, who blamed Hemant Karkare for having acted "in a politically motivated and unprofessional manner" in the Malegaon blasts investigation ...blaming a man like him who was known for his fair investigation.

or shoud i vote for Behen Mayawati ji...who spends 80%of the money allocated for the development of the state on building,demolishing and then rebuilding parks!!!

or should i vote for CPM..whose very respectable Kerala CM just gave the utmost respest to a shaheed's family by saying that"if it wasnt for sandeep not even a dog would have visited that family"

The bottomline, my friends is that one billion citizens of the world's largest democracy stand here today without a leader ..

we are one!

this is my first shot at blogging,i ain't gonna do it for fun nor for some time pass.sometimes you just need to vent out your emotions and at a time like this i couldn't think of a better way of doing it.

26/11:this date would be inscribed into people's minds for life now.Hundreds perished in the mumbai carnage,Indians,foreigners,parents,children,Muslims,Hindus,Christians,Jews....there was no respite for any.I, as a mere viewer of what was being broadcasted on our news channels, cant even remotely contemplate what the people there would have gone through.Just imagine being stuck in your room waiting for death to knock at your door any minute..just praying that may God save you...it makes me shudder..

At this point of time, like many other Indians my heart goes out to those who have lost their loved ones, that too in such a manner.I salute our national heroes who laid down their lives while protecting us.They are the real heroes of this country, not those opportunistic politicians who have the audacity to try to gauge their vote banks by using this heart wrenching incident.

These are my thoughts, the thoughts of a Muslim girl who like many others is proud to be an INDIAN MUSLIM.I'd like to tell you people that these terrorists have no religion, they are not Muslims nor are they belonging to any other religious community.Please don't question our sincerity towards our nation.I have grown up with my classmates asking me "which side i cheer in an India Pakistan match?",and you know something that really hurts.Guys,people who lost their lives in the mumbai terror attack included Muslims too..we too are in pain to watch this happen with our country..and for god's sake atleast now wake up and realise that these are mere tactics of politicians who want to divide us so that they can fill their vote ballots.

Right now we need to make sure that we make the right choice,we should not let Hemant Karkare's sacrifice for this nation go to waste. Look beyond Islamic terrorism, look beyond sadhvi terror...deep down we are human beings caught in this struggle between right and wrong,between hard work and taking the easy way out..let us not doubt each other's sincerity towards out country.If i am a Muslim that doesn't mean that I'm pro Pakistan,it doesn't mean that i don't love my country, it certainly doesn't mean that i ever want to part from it.

As an Indian citizen i can say that now we don't want excuses, now is the time for action,the people that we elect should not forget that the power they have has been bestowed on them by us.Let the laws be enforced,let there be justice..but just one request...please be just and not communal...don't pick up any random Muslim and shoot him in an encounter....creating hordes of Abu aamir Kasabs..

JAI HIND