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Terror in Assam

The Assam bomb blasts, coming close on the heels of eight other blasts across the nation, are a traumatising shock. India’s political will to combat terrorism indeed seems half-hearted. Given the wave of blasts, the government seems to have a dreary attitude in confronting the menace. Our children are petrified to go to malls and travel by trains.

K. Chidanand Kumar,

Bangalore

The blasts show the perpetual organising capability of terrorists. Stringent laws, a will to do away with vote bank politics, and a modernised police force with a vigilant civil society alone will curb such inhuman acts.

Saheed Dhiranka,

Palwal

This is an open call to the terrorists. There is no support in any faith to target and kill innocents to achieve one’s goals.

Ko.Shafee Ahmed,

Chennai

It is difficult for a person who has not lost his kin to a bomb blast to understand the grief caused by the explosions in Assam. It is always the common man who pays the price for such frenzied attacks. The protest staged by lawyers and the locals explains that they too are tired of assurances and compensation given by the government. Gloomy days are ahead if minority appeasement policies of the Centre continue.

Mahesh Singh,

Vellore

The tell-tale photographs published in The Hindu should swing the power that be into action and not rest content with issuing customary statements condemning the attacks.

K. Sivasubramanian,

Chennai

The Central government should not have lifted the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). The UPA government seems keen on safeguarding only itself. It is time to enact some stringent laws to arrest the trend.

Nellai Thirumalairajan,

Chennai

It is high time the UPA government rethought its anti-terror strategies, especially in the northeast. The porous borders and a rising immigrant population have already made the people insecure. If the government does not act fast, the northeast may become another Kashmir.

Shahani Fatima,

Palakkad

How long will it take for the government in Assam to realise that illegal migration by Bangladeshis poses a great threat not only to Assam but to the entire northeast and subsequently to the whole country? First, the government failed to control the clashes between the Bodos and illegal Bangladeshi migrants which took place during the first week of October in Udalguri and Darrang districts. Now will it put the blame on ULFA?

Mandeep Boro,

New Delhi

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