Satire and Fatkar
Blame Others to Hide Our Own Weaknesses !
Bhishma Kukreti
The other day, my old uncle (bada) from village called me that while cleaning the village, the cleaning people put all debris in our chauk (country yard before our houses). He asked me to talk to Gram Pradhan to remove debris from our chauk.
I called from Mumbai to Gram Pradhan and said, “ Namaskar Pradhan kaka ! Please arrange to remove debris from our chauk .”
Instead of accepting the mistake he growled on me , “ You silly Pravashi don’t know that what is happening in our village! “
I asked, “ What has happened ? “
Gram Pradhan explained, “ How can I work properly to remove your debris as my opposition leader in village is involved in many criminal activities and you are bothered about your debris.”
I asked, “ But Pradhan Kaka ! How come the criminal acts of your opposition leader is hurdle in removing debris from our chauk.”
He replied, “ How come ! I can remove debris from your chauk , if a leader of next village is minting money through his Rashan shop. “
I surprisingly asked, “ Kaka , what is the relation of next village leader minting money through his Rashan shop with debris lying in our chauk?”
He answered with rage, “ You Mumbaikar Garhwalis cant understand that in another village, a village councilor beats his wife on weekly basis and we civilized people cant do anything .
I asked , “ Kaka ! Tell me when will you arrange to remove debris from our chauk? “
He shouted, “ you fool! Do not understand that in our area every teacher takes alcoholic drinks every night and these teachers are now danger for the poise teaching profession “
I once again asked, “ But Pradhan kaka , teachers are not coming there to remove debris from our chauk “
Gram Pradhan screamed , ’ You Pravashi cant understand that Patwaris have increased their corruption fess exuberantly and now just for recording a complaint they are taking hundred rupees under the table.”
I did not understand about new behaviour of Garm Pradhan . I cut off phone and called my own uncle (bwada/bada) and asked him, “ Bada ! Is garm Pradhan mad ? I was asking him debris problem and he was blaming whole world ?
My bada (uncle) explained, “ No ! No ! Gram pradhan is not mad but he became wise. He attended a congress rally and leant many tricks. He learnt from Sonia Gandhi, Man Mohan Singh and Pranav Mukharji that when Congress is caught in corruption charges , non stopping of inflation etc then blame opposition or Rashtriy Swayam Sangh “
I asked, “ Bada ! There is one word in Sanskrit for this learning . What is that ?”
He told , “ Yatha Raja Tatha Praja means the subjects follow the ruler. Our village council chief is following Sonia Gandhi and Man Mohan Singh to blame others to hide his own weaknesses. “
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