five years of drift and missed opportunities the time has come for a government that works a government that cares our primary concern will be indias rapid inclusive equitable and allembracing development and stable growth that benefits the largest number of people we will invest in rural development we will ensure higher agricultural productivity and guarantee an assured income to farmers and we will protect the livelihood of the masses while creating myriad opportunities of gainful employmentnational security fear shall no longer stalk this landthe last five years have been a nightmare for the people of this country as terrorists separatists and insurgents have led the effete upa government on a macabre dance of death and destruction from the daring attack on delhi on the eve of diwali in 2005 to the fidayeen raid on the ram mandir in ayodhya from the horrendous bombings in hyderabad including at mecca masjid bangalore jaipur ahmedabad and guwahati to the slaughter of worshippers at sankat mochan temple in banaras the terrorists have struck repeatedly with impunity as the prime minister spent sleepless nights agonising over the plight of terror suspects and eagerly offered to reward the kith and kin of terrorists killed in actionthe upa began its tenure by dismantling the antiterror regime put together by the bjpled nda government the prevention of terrorism act was scrapped investigations were halted and prosecution was slowed down the mastermind behind the daring attack on parliament house mohammed afzal guru was sentenced to death by the supreme court after being prosecuted under pota but a dissolute government headed by an irresolute prime minister has failed to carry out the execution sending out a clear message to indias enemies they shall not be punished till such time the congress is in powerit is therefore not surprising that terrorists should have repeatedly attacked our cities leaving behind a bloody trail of death and destruction delhi the nations capital and mumbai the countrys financial capital have been hit twice as has been bangalore indias technology capital as if the bombings of the commuter trains were not enough the isi despatched fidayeen for a multiple strike on mumbai which began on november 26 2008 and lasted for more than 60 hours never before has india been seen to be so helpless in the face of terrorterrorism sponsored by pakistani agencies is only one of the reasons behind the fear that grips the people in cities towns and villages the life and limb of the aam admi is equally in danger on account of maoists who have expanded their theatre of violence to 156 districts across 13 states the interstate coordination mechanism put in place by the nda government has been dismantled and state governments have been virtually left to fend for themselves in the face of mounting maoist hostility in jammu kashmir separatists continue to use the services of pakistani terrorists to promote their agenda of relentless violence in the northeast insurgents have remorselessly killed and maimed innocent people