mulayam singh was concerned. after all he was a people`s leader and the farmers in his state were in acute distress.
also the elections were on next year and he could not afford the farmers ire.
so he called his officials and said` go out and show the farmers that the state cares`.
the officials scurried back and sweated for days even in their air conditioned offices.they filled in all the relevant data and computed the compensation to be paid to each farmer.
Finally the cheques to be paid to farmers were ready.
one such official left from lucknow in his official jeep in search of a farmer 200 km. away.
after traversing through the dusty by roads of UP , as soon as he entered the farmers hovel, he saw that the farmer was about to consume some insecticide.
the official was very angry` how dare you try to take your life. dont you know the state cares`?
the farmer was nonplussed seeing the mighty official.
he could not offer him food for he had none.
the official waved his hand` i have come to help you, after all the state cares`.
the farmer knew this was an opportunity to let the state know of his problems.
he recounted the lack of irrigation facilities in the village.
the official said benignly` dont worry the state cares`
`the drought has made us paupers`
`dont worry the state cares`
`the lands have become barren`
the official was becoming a little weary
`the state cares`
`whatever little we grow , the minimum support price is less than our cost of production`.
the official knew he was dealing with ignorant folks.
` dont worry the state cares`.
`the banks dont give us loans for seeds or fertilizers`
by now the official was angry and knew the time had come to shut the farmer up. he whipped out the cheque from his official bag and handed it over to the farmer.
the farmer was ecstatic.
the official came back to lucknow and reported to mulayam ,`the message had gone across to farmers that the state cares`.
the farmer still has nothing to eat. but the cheque takes pride of place in his hovel. it is a cheque for rs. 3 and it costs him rs.7 by bus to go to the nearest bank which is 25 km. away.
but he is happy. for at least he knows,
`the state cares`
bobby parvez
also the elections were on next year and he could not afford the farmers ire.
so he called his officials and said` go out and show the farmers that the state cares`.
the officials scurried back and sweated for days even in their air conditioned offices.they filled in all the relevant data and computed the compensation to be paid to each farmer.
Finally the cheques to be paid to farmers were ready.
one such official left from lucknow in his official jeep in search of a farmer 200 km. away.
after traversing through the dusty by roads of UP , as soon as he entered the farmers hovel, he saw that the farmer was about to consume some insecticide.
the official was very angry` how dare you try to take your life. dont you know the state cares`?
the farmer was nonplussed seeing the mighty official.
he could not offer him food for he had none.
the official waved his hand` i have come to help you, after all the state cares`.
the farmer knew this was an opportunity to let the state know of his problems.
he recounted the lack of irrigation facilities in the village.
the official said benignly` dont worry the state cares`
`the drought has made us paupers`
`dont worry the state cares`
`the lands have become barren`
the official was becoming a little weary
`the state cares`
`whatever little we grow , the minimum support price is less than our cost of production`.
the official knew he was dealing with ignorant folks.
` dont worry the state cares`.
`the banks dont give us loans for seeds or fertilizers`
by now the official was angry and knew the time had come to shut the farmer up. he whipped out the cheque from his official bag and handed it over to the farmer.
the farmer was ecstatic.
the official came back to lucknow and reported to mulayam ,`the message had gone across to farmers that the state cares`.
the farmer still has nothing to eat. but the cheque takes pride of place in his hovel. it is a cheque for rs. 3 and it costs him rs.7 by bus to go to the nearest bank which is 25 km. away.
but he is happy. for at least he knows,
`the state cares`
bobby parvez
posted by just write at 4:04 AM
4 Comments:
arre bhai,
I was expecting a little bit of entertainment/theater/film/ acting ka keeda sort of stuff here! Come on give us all the juicy filmy stuff that happens in the narrow by-lanes of Lokhandwala and Yari road!
I am a farmer's daughter myself and by default am a blue collared farmer.Farmers in India have always been given a raw deal.The Khalistan movement was one of the reactions to the centre's age old reductive policies in the state. The green revolotuion was the biggest mistake. The politicians have never been concerned about the farmer's welfare. They make sure that their or their relatives' agri produce gets bought by the FCCI at the highest price for the lowest grade of their produce. Mulayam is that gentleman who when he was the Defence Minister wanted his ration to come from the army canteen!!!I see hope in people like Sunil Mittal. Check out his interview here:
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/15627.html
heyyy thats real coool.. very intresting reading it made.. soooooo..
I CAME I READ I COMMENTED!!
:) satyajit was here
Ok so the next time the trains are stuck in rains.... the transportation system is in tatters the pot holes are bigger and the corruption has seeped into every pore of our existance I will know that the state cares : ))
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