As of now, there is no clue as to who planted bombs on trains in Mumbai and on cycles near Bada Qabrastan and mosque in Malegaon. As far as the blasts in Mumbai are concerned the police is working on the theory that Lashkar-e-Taiyyiba aided and abetted by ISI of Pakistan was responsible and this assumptions seems justified, though there are no solid proofs yet available.

However, as far as Malegaon blasts are concerned, the police seems to be tight-lipped. But this does not appear to be justified. The only reason for this assumption is that probably RDX along with nitrite were used and the triggering device also seems to be similar to the one often used by Pakistan-based organisations.

Still laboratory reports have not been used and presence of RDX has not been confirmed. But even if use of RDX is confirmed it cannot be assumed that it is a Pakistan-based terrorist organisation, which is likely to be involved. Selection of the day of Shab-e- Bara't and places like Qabrastan and Mosque on Friday when people were coming out of the mosque after Friday prayers indicated that no Muslim organisation could be involved.

As it would be unthinkable that Hindutva organisations were involved in the Mumbai train blasts, it would be equally unthinkable that some Muslim organisation was involved in the Malegaon blasts. Unfortunately, the police is equivocating on this question and is still thinking on the lines that some Pakistan-based organisation is involved. In the case of Mumbai blasts it immediately came to the conclusion that it was some Pakistan-based organisation, and began to detain or arrest various suspects.

The police, however, is yet to start its investigation on the assumption that some Hindutva organisations are likely to be involved in Malegaon blasts. It is wrong to assume that the only source of RDX is ISI of Pakistan. There are people in India who also can make this deadly explosive available and it is not difficult to get the know-how for making timer devices. The people of Malegaon, like the people of Mumbai need to be complimented for their patience in maintaining communal harmony after the blasts. As in Mumbai hundreds of Muslims rushed to help their Hindu sisters and brothers, in case of Malegaon the Hindus rushed to help their Muslim sisters and brothers. Unlike Mumbai, Malegaon is an extremely sensitive town with 75 per cent Muslim population. Yet, Hindus and Muslims showed tremendous courage and patience in remaining calm and maintaining communal harmony.

Post-Gujarat, people of India have shown much more maturity than before and now having lost mass following communal and fundamentalist forces are terrorising people through bomb blasts which handful of people can manage to do. Peace was never so urgent as today. Such killings to avenge killings by the other group will continue to take lives of thousands of innocent people. We must show wisdom to put an end to such senseless killings sooner than later.

All political parties in India must resolve to put an end to communal violence.