1 year has passed since the Pulwama terror attacks. It killed 40 CRPF personnel in a gruesome blast executed by a car-borne suicide bomber. The National Investigation Agency till date, has not filed a chargesheet in an incident that puts some serious question marks on the state of security in the most militarized regions in the world. The reason behind no chargesheet being filed, is that none of the perpetrators are alive.
The attack was carried out by Adil Ahmad Dar, a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist who rammed his car in a bus full of CRPF security personnel. As per a forensic report, around 25 kgs of explosives were used in the blast. The English daily Hindu quoted a senior government official saying that the explosives couldn’t have been purchased off the shelf as they were high-grade warfare ammunition generally found in military caches. So, how exactly such a huge quantity of explosives made its way in the country?
Two main suspects behind the attack, Mudasir Ahmed Khan and Sajjad Bhat, were killed in an encounter with security forces. This further stymied investigation in the case and several questions pertaining to the timeline behind this sinister attack still remain unanswered.
The even more distressing fact around the whole episode is the mainstream media reportage, which left no chance to show emotionally piqued footage of the loved ones of the martyred soldiers but fell shamefully short of asking the questions that mattered.
The recent arrest of J&K police officer Davinder Singh has made matters even murkier. With his association with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists now out in the open, his role in the Pulwama attacks is also being questioned.
So many more unanswered questions point to the complete failure of the country’s premier investigative agencies. From where did the car come, how was it possible to access such huge quantities of military-grade explosives, how were the money and logistics arranged to orchestrate such a ghastly attack?
Another important question is, has the government stayed true to its promises made to the families of the martyrs? Several news reports answer in the negative. Promises of government jobs, memorials, agricultural support have all fallen flat.
For the sake of national security, it is extremely imperative to ask the right questions from the state and not stop demanding answers. Your insistence on accountability from the government when it comes to the life of brave and fearless soldiers, makes you a real deshbhakt, a real patriot. True patriotism lies in asking questions, as American essayist Edward Abbey rightly put,
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government
In addition to paying homage to the soldiers, ask the questions that matter and lay claim to the real sense of patriotism.
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