Comment: Indian Parliament Attacked
Sam Asharaf - South Asia Correspondent

Trivandrum, India, Jan. 2 2002 (INS News) -- Pre noon of December 13, 2001, the terrorist brought their decade old battle against the nations right to the seat of governance of the worlds largest democracy, Indian Parliament. A terrorist suicide squad of Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba sneaked in to the Parliament complex and succeed in killing a total of six persons.

It was the worst terrorist attack India has suffered. Fortunately the interaction of security personnel of the Parliament, the violent drama lasted only for thirty minutes, otherwise they could have changed the destiny of the nation, but didn't happen. The terrorist targeted to sabotage the democratic set up of Indian Republic.

The attack on Indian citadel of democracy proves no impervious land for terrorist in the subcontinent and warns that no place was immune from terrorism. Previous yeas trigger on a army camp, near Redfort, New Delhi realised that the hands of outfits not remained within the boundary of Jammu & Kashmir but spread over in the region.

The ruthless and heinous killing of these organisations which have full backing of Pakistan even after the terrorist attack on World Trade Centre in United States. October 1 was the the last suicide squad blasted the Assembly complex of Jammu & Kashmir resulted in Killing of 30 innocent people.

The attack on Parliament, the symbol of Indian democracy is the extension of world trade centre attack. The subcontinent is the victim of terrorism channelled by terrorist organisations which have strong bases in neighbouring country, Pakistan. The terrorist attack fuelled by the religious fanaticism on our society and culture especially peace and harmony which the India mass enjoying from decades have to be subjugated.

Every citizen of India have to pledge not to escalate the hands of such terrorist activities in Indian soil. The moment is to awaken and defend by strengthen our resolves to fight wherever it occurs and whatever shape it may be. The bloody siege on the very symbol of Indian democracy by the Pakistani linked terrorist organisation pushed India's and Pakistan's relationship to the brink which reached deploying of troops in the border forming war clouds.

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