Dear Editor,
The recent heinous acts committed by bands of terrorists have not only stunned the nation but also exposed what harm an ineffective and lax security apparatus can do to a country. We have the Vigilance Police Station located at the epicenter of the worst violence in our history, yet the authorities never saw it necessary to have the outpost adequately staffed around the clock by both police and army personnel and equipped to respond to any major outbreaks of violence.

With our security forces’ backs against the wall and under pressure to arrest the crisis they embarked on plans to bulldoze the Buxton backlands. But have they given any thought to the fact that the vegetation will grow again? They should have enacted emergency plans to develop the backlands after the bulldozing to construct housing and playing fields, and put the residents, most of whom are unemployed to work. …..