Samjhauta Express Blasts
Another bomb blast...another security lapse...another headline...another news story. But this was not just another bomb blast...This was a blast on a train which carries people across two countries. The Samjhauta express is a link for the people of two nations joined by a lot more than history and border lines. Though most of us are screaming that it is a huge security lapse, and what were the officials doing, I think what is more important is for each one of us to take responsibility. Each time you think that you can travel ticket less, and when caught pay a bribe of Rs. 50 to get away, that very moment you become as much responsible for killing this country. I agree that the government has a huge role to play and so do the authorities. But what about the time when people get annoyed because they are being frisked for security when they enter a station or a mall? Why should we not live responsibly? Why are we never alert, never responsible? Why does it happen that it feels easier to j...