fanatics all over again

I don't understand religious wars. They want to uphold the name of god, and are ready to kill for it. Killing for god is nothing but playing god. How come the don't see the irony in that? In India there are a few organisations which do the same. India is the country which won freedom through the non violence movement and the people in power do not seem to grasp that idea at all.

I came across two articles today:
Bajran Dal are openly declaring terrorism.
Raj Thakarey has no grasp about how the economy of a region works.

Pity these guys are the ones running the country. This reminds me of the unfortunate happenings during the Gujrath Riots in 2002. Even there the person in-charge didn't help protect the people who needed protection. Why can't the look beyond such petty fights and focus on development in a country where 60% of the population lives in poverty?