The day after tomorrow
The transformation from rioting rampages to just another day in the lives of Bangalore’s software professionals is probably no less inexplicable as was the break out of mob violence yesterday. The city residents woke up on this Saturday as if from a bad dream with no more than vague recollections of what took place less than 12 hours ago. BMTC buses and autos are back on the streets and so is every single working citizen. The happening of yesterday seems to have left no more of an impression than any other action flicks on the big screen. It hardly seems any administrative authority is going to lose their hair over this matter, at least not until there is a sure possibility of yet another such incident.
Is Bangalore going to move on like nothing ever happened? Has the price of six innocent lives come down so far down the ladder of Indian economy? Or have the keyboard bashing software professionals of this city been numbed solely into the world of the Internet where physical emotions and losses no longer hold any real worth?
May the following videos (Source: CNN IBN Live @ http://www.ibnlive.com/) stay as subtle reminders of something that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.
Mob violence overtakes the Garden City
Hospitals flooded in bangalore
Here’s a bit of news which not many know…
Dr.Raj was declared dead by the hospital authorities early in the morning(12th) itself.The news was not leaked out till about 2-2:30 PM to the general public, so that the govt could make security arrangements…& it is clear to everyone that the police force failed miserably..
So much for the delay in announcement!
Here’s a bit of news which not many know…
Dr.Raj was declared dead by the hospital authorities early in the morning itself.The news was not leaked out till about 2-2:30 PM to the general public, so that the govt could make security arrangements…& it is clear to everyone that the police force failed miserably..
So much for the delay in announcement!
Bhaskar, you have done a good thing to post these videoes on this blog. Hopefully, this will keep reminding people for some more days of what happened.
Its easy to blame police or government but we just forget that these people also belong to ours society and we are the people who let these asshole win in elections.
I have no sympathy for the people because they have some extra prestige of hold some chair. Everyone action against any human should be condemned.
Our police is incompetent, our politicians are complete jackass, and so we are because we are not pushing them enough to become a better human. We all share the responsibility of what happened.
seriously,i really wondered what happened to the people in this city.did they all go into a drunken stupor and brawl.i can’t imagine people who live day to day in the same city went on a wild animal like rampage.i believe even wild animals would have been shocked by the strange behaviour…burning local buses,looting shops,breaking windows…what were they on.
and beating up policemen so brutually!!
such a shame!utter shame!
the police force failed miserably..
Passing the comment like this with out the actual knowledge is irresponsible.
1. Most of the Bangalore’s reserve police was sent to Kerala and TN for election duties.
2. Some of police force was sent north Karnataka to Advani ratha yathra.
3. There was major shortage of police force in Bangalore.
So, with available resource. I think they did a decent job ( with out golibar/shooting).
Bhaskar… so, you are really following it up. That’s nice to see. Do you think we could really do something about this?
Well ,if you saw TV today , there were 2 noticeable things :
1. You saw the opposition baying for the CM’s blood,asking him to resign for the chaos in the city yesterday .
2. Thousands of people had gathered near the burial place when his family were there to do some rites.And Magic- no violence whatsoever today ! The numbers were still huge remember .
I feel its some kind of political propaganda and am sure many people who have seen that will agree to this.
There is a very very high possibility that there was a coup behind the whole incident. Nothing shocking knowing the political hypocrisy and degradation of our nation shamefully.
As far as doing something about it goes the only thing I can think of is sending a message to the government that no longer will such incidents be taken lightly. Lack of education needs that provocation or inspiration to lead to such atrocities. Can we figure someway of showing our displeasure to the whole nation? Not just the government but to appeal to the common mass and make them realise that something is wrong and that no one has the right to act like an animal and start killing others one fine day?
I would suggest that bloggers all over India can provide a real good medium in spreading the message but we also need one singular plan to act on through which we send out our real message. Anyone interested in taking this step can suggest any ideas they have. I will surely start thinking on it asap. What say thee bloggers?
After watching and hearing more news about this incident, I more than agree with you Bhaskar. This coup does have similarity to organised mob riots as were in Gujarat or normal political fights in West Bengal. Political parties in India are seriously going in SHIT. They all stink…arghhh..