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Sir, last time, I was the only person – I am not taking any special credit for that – who said: "Beware of talking of war; jingoism will not help this country." Ultimately the Government has seen reason. Probably Shri Swami did not want to go to war, but his jingoistic friends did. At least, we came to know from one of the most illustrious candidates for the Presidential Election that because of nuclear arsenal there was no war.

Sir, I would like to know as to who is responsible for this terrorist attack. I wish the hon. Prime Minister had been here. I do not blame him also. We are hurt today because there is no lunch today, but we respond to the serious situation. We are prepared to forego lunch. But the problem is, for the past few days the hon. Prime Minister is busy with improving the image of the BJP than saving the people of this country from terrorism. The only priority, the only agenda of the hon. Prime Minister is to improve the image of the BJP. I am very happy that Shri Arun Jaitley has gone back to the Supreme Court and started practising. The permutations and combinations are going on. Of course, I do not wish you well at all in any of your permutations. But I would like to know the reason for such incident happening again. Where is your POTA now? What is your POTA doing? The only visible application of POTA is against Shri Vaiko. Is there any Member from the MDMK here? I do not know about it. With great gusto, when he was standing up, sitting down and again getting up while trying to support Shri L.K. Advani’s peroration on the desirability of POTA, I told him, "You will be the first victim." I am not happy to be a prophet. But that shows that every word – we said it would be used for political purposes – has been proved. You cannot make much noise either because you are hoping for votes from the AIADMK. You do not want to annoy Shri Pandian’s leader, ‘Amma’. Therefore, there are very muted views, observations and reactions to Shri Vaiko’s arrest. Even Shri Pandian is quiet now.

I am sure, all of us here remember it. The Prime Minister abused us of irresponsibility when he went to address the birthday celebration of our very good friend, Shri Sharad Pawar. Look here, how irresponsible is the Opposition. The only responsible Member of Parliament is Shri Sharad Pawar because he supported POTA. Then, what happened? So many people got in. Some innocent lives had to be lost here because this great edifice was to be protected. They were not from the forces of Shri L.K. Advani, but the unarmed forces of this Parliament Security who saved this Parliament.

SHRI KHAGEN DAS (TRIPURA WEST): It is the responsibility of the Central Government… (Interruptions)

SHRI KHARABELA SWAIN : What was the West Bengal Police doing there?… (Interruptions)

MR. SPEAKER: Please take your seats.

SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE : We shall await his instructions to them.

I am reiterating on behalf of my party and I am sure everybody in this House will join me in expressing our commitment to fight cross-border terrorism, to fight proxy war which is the very favourite phrase of Shri L.K. Advani, like ‘pseudo-secularism’. It is his favourite expression. This proxy war also is a favourite expression of him. Whatever it means, we shall support it. Therefore, it is all the more necessary that the country is united in this. Everybody is with him. He has got all the paraphernalia, the entire Defence, the entire police, the entire para-military forces, the State Government is dancing to his tune, and the Defence Minister is too ready to oblige him with whatever he needs. Then why is he not able to do it? I would like to know what he perceived to be the US role in this. How far is he dependent on the US stand?