You ofcourse (i believe) know what has happened in Mumbai. Its a kind request not to procrastinate any further and get a national defence policy in place. Like as soon as possible. And i have the right to tell you this. We elected you and our lives are being sacrificed as you go around with your ultra-sophisticated security. God knows whats taking you so long to make up your mind. First it was Jaipur, then Bangalore, then Ahmedabad, then Delhi, then Assam... and Mumbai was the final nail in the coffin. If losing a 1000 lives in the recent attacks is not enough, i would like to know, what will motivate you to take some action.
I read this on your official website. And i would like to politely quote your own website as to what your duties are:
"Some of the important matters that require the Prime Minister's personal attention include the following:
(a) Important defence-related issues;
(b) Decorations, both civilian and defence, where Presidential approval is required;
(c) All important policy issues;
(d) Proposals for appointment of Indian Heads of Missions abroad and requests for grant of agreement for foreign Heads of Missions posted to India;
(e) All important decisions relating to the Cabinet Secretariat;
(f) Appointments to State Administrative Tribunals and the Central Administrative Tribunal, UPSC, Election Commission, Appointment of members of statutory/constitutional Committees, Commissions attached to various Ministries;
(g) All policy matters relating to the administration of the Civil Services and administrative reforms;
(h) Special Packages announced by the Prime Minister for States are monitored in the PMO and periodical reports submitted to Prime Minister; and
(i) All judicial appointments for which Presidential approval is required.
So, to get to the point directly, your foremost duty, in the most simplest terms, is to protect India. And i must add that you have failed miserably at doing that. Had you spent even half of the energy you spent on acquiring that nuclear deal, behind securing our land and sea borders, we wouldnt have been in such a vulnerable position today. Had you spent even half of the time you spent discussing the alliances with the LEFT, behind listening and talking to our army, navy and air force chiefs, our safety wouldnt have been compromised to such degrees today. Had you spent even half of your time, addressing the important defense related meetings, instead of meeting the business honchos of this country, our financial capital wouldnt have been attacked.
And please dont cite budget or financial problems. It would be fair to pool in all your resources and invest them in securing our borders. Infact i have a brilliant idea. The donations that you will gather for the Congress party for the coming elections, why dont you divert all that funds into equipping our army with the best weapons, paying our soldiers enough money that the career in the armed forces is attractive, behind building such a huge army that any nation will think twice even before raising their sight towards us??? Believe me, the votes will follow automatically.
And the nation is with you. If you promise honest disbursement of money, the indians are ready to contribute their bit for the security of this nation. We will carry out a nationwide donation campaign to strengthen our army. And we already have The National Defense Fund in this regard. Though its sad to see, that inspite of the contribution from the public, the funds have been grossly underutilised.
The National Defence Fund was set up to take charge of voluntary donations in cash and kind received for promotion of the national defence effort, and to decide on their utilisation. The Fund is used for the welfare of the members of the Armed Forces (including Para Military Forces) and their dependents. The Fund is administered by an Executive Committee, with PM as Chairperson, and Defence, Finance and Home Ministers as Members. Finance Minister is the Treasurer of the Fund and the Joint Secretary, PMO dealing with the subject is Secretary of the Executive Committee. Accounts of the Fund are kept with the Reserve Bank of India. The fund is entirely dependent on voluntary contributions from the public and does not get any budgetary support.
The Income and Expenditure Statement of the NDF for last five years is follows:-
B/F (Rs. in crore)
So its time to take some action, Mr Prime Minister. We have enough threats on our heads and we are sure that none of the leaders of the political parties will die. It will be those innocent civilians again. Do your bit and the votes will follow. Take some step and we will back you. Its time to leave apprehensions behind and take that one bold step that is the need of the moment. Do whatever in your means to secure this nation. Some dozen men cant just enter India, shoot some 150 people on a fine wednesday night at some of the poshest hotels in India. We cant let them to continue laughing at us. Go prove, we are not some jokers.
Promise us, that you will do something and you will do something good, something concrete. You have few months left in office and this is your time to transform your words into action. This is the time to show Pakistan that we wont take their droppings on our heads at the cost of humiliating us. This is the time to show to the world that we wont only be an economic superpower of the world but also the most secure place in the word. This is the time to show everyone that we cannot only produce the best engineers, doctors and scientists of this world but also the best army of this world. This is the time to show your fellow Indians that behind the soft spoken demeanour, there's a determined man who will stand by them in their trying times.
This is the time Mr. Prime Minister. And your time starts now.
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