Jihad in Jaipur - Update 1
Some fresh updates…
“…The blasts took place in Tripolia Bazar where a Hanuman temple drew a large number of devotees today…Manas Chowk, Badi Choupal, Choti Choupal and Johari Bazar. ” link
As many of you must have already realised, Tuesday is a particularly significant day for devotees of Lord Hanuman (and is generally considered auspicious for a variety of reasons). Another important fact: apparently there were 7 bomb blasts and 8 bombs were diffused…In terms of scale at least, 15 coordinated bombs is serious stuff.
The predictable appeal for calm: I wonder if the Honourable PM is going to loose any sleep over this?
Latest Count 60 dead and 150 injured. HuJI role suspected (more on this in an upcoming post):
“,,,sources said the tell-tale signs of the blasts indicate HuJI’s hand.
The blasts showed that HuJI, which is being mainly run from Bangladesh, has managed to establish cells in Rajasthan and that the outfit was responsible for previous major terror attacks including the New Year eve attack on CRPF camp in Rampur and serial blasts in three other places in Uttar Pradesh.
The last terror strike in Rajasthan occurred on October 11, 2007 when an explosion in the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer left two persons dead and 17 others injured.
HuJI outfit, suspected to be behind the blast at the sufi shrine, had used a mixture of Tri-Nitro Toluene (TNT) as the explosive material.
…The sources did not rule out the possibility that banned HuJI may have been supported by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) which has been attempting to target tourist destinations and places of economic interests.
A heart-rending first-hand account of how it feels from Shivani in Jaipur (courtesy Bharat-Rakshak):
“…I do not know what to say. Yes, I am in Jaipur. Today, I actually went to these markets in the afternoon.
I ask members to forgive me, but I am being very honest when I say that all the blasts we have had in other cities have not affected me at all, and I realized this only today. …
Terrorism was something that happened to “other” people. Something very distant.
Now I am afraid to even step out of the house, or allow a family member to do likewise. Imagine going to some shop or mall and being blown apart. Or living handicapped for the rest of your life. Presently, the roads are deserted, sirens have only just stopped screaming, and people are retiring to their homes after talking with neigbours etc.
This changes everything. I do not particularly feel angry towards Indian Muslims, pakis, and their puppeteers in the west. They are doing something that is very natural, and very ‘rational’.
It is the unnaturally passive and thoroughly incompetent Indian approach that offends me the most. I feel strong outrage towards our dysfunctional system of governance…
…I have never felt more disillusioned with New Delhi, the politicians and babus, and the western controlled media. We have never had a revolution in India and it shows.
The entire system system of governance and its operators need to be eliminated and replaced by a new order if we are to make fundamental progress in how we survive and prosper as a nation.
I can’t go to sleep now, just found out someone lost relative. Sorry if anyone is offended, I have never felt the kind of emotion like today before. I am so utterly miserable and helpless…
and another first-hand account of how it feels, from amar_g who lived through the Mumbai blasts:
“…been through the same thing myself a few years ago during the mumbai serial blasts..was attending classes for my 10th std and slowly news started to come in about blasts..my father was in the stock exchange building at that time..it was a horrible feeling till he called up and confirmed everything was ok..
i really do hope and pray the govt dose take some action and we indians do not get used to this “as just one of those things that keep happening” ..like people do in iraq..
…the religion of peace is trying to target our tourist destination..a soft target..scare foreigners away..besides jaipur has got one of the IPL teams..it can only generate more bad press for india as not being a safe destination…
Jai Hind, Jai Bharat. We shall overcome.
With deepest sympathies and condolences for the families of the innocents…Their lives must not go in vain…
Long list of related tragedies:
Another day, another blast - “Kuch nayee baat batao yaar”
Blasts? What Blasts?…Yeh to hota hi rahta hai…
and Four Years, Two Attacks, One Story
