INTO THE PAST WITH PAIN.. Scene XII

INTO THE PAST WITH PAIN
SCENE XII


(Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru are seen walking on a street in Dallas Texas in evening hours. They settle down on a bench on the roadside.)

Gandhi. Jawahar. Have you seen the sky? How gloomy it is?

Jawaharlal. True. Bapu, It is really gloomy

Gandhi. I also see some clouds slowly coming towards us. They are dark too.

Jawaharlal. Bapu. They could be war clouds

Gandhi. True. I heard Pakistan is making lot of preparations for war. They are flying war planes too close to Indian borders

Jawaharlal. I learnt it Bapu. All this could be pressure tactics. Pakistan is in economic shambles. If it goes to war it will slip back by another 50 years.

Gandhi. But General Kayani, the new strong man has muffled all civilian leaders. Their mouths are shut now. They sing Kayani song

Jawaharlal. Uh. India some time or other is always in problems. This wretched neighbor to India needs to be taught a lesson

Gandhi. Jawaharlal. Come on! You can not speak like that. You have created Kashmir problem. You have goofed up entire thing. Who asked you to refer Kashmir problem to UNO. Did I ask?

Jawaharlal. Bapu We are guided by your non violence policy. Already there was so much violence at the time of partition and later in 1948 war. I wanted to halt it.

Gandhi. (Holds his head).Oh. What a guy?

(In the mean time Indira Gandhi strolls in. She sees Bapu and her father Nehru. She bows to them and takes blessings )


Bapu. How are you Indira

Jawahar. How are my girl

Indira. Fine. Nice to see you both at one place. Father I heard there was a big bomb blasts and attacks in Bombay recently

Gandhi. Yeah. Pkaistan guys did it. Police caught one guy and rest were shot dead

Indira. That is great.

Jawaharlal. What is so great about it. They were prepared to die. They had to die in any case. But they killed nearly 170 guys including foreigners

Indira. Now What is our PM doing. Is he waiting for some orders from the high command

Gandhi. Why not. He can not act by himself

Jawaharlal. Hee…hee…heee.. But that guy is simple and a good finance man

Indira. But we want a guy who means business

Indira. What is Pak doing now

Jawahar. India wants Pak to hand over some terrorists who were behind the attack. They want all terror camps to be destroyed

Indira. Haaa… haa…haaa.. What a joke dad? Do you believe pak guys will do so

Jawaharlal. Indians are bringing pressure from USA and England

Indira. What a fun dad.How can you believe that they would give those guys. Even a school child knows this is not possible

Jawaharlal. But Indian foreign minister shouts at pitch that Pak must give them He also states India has kept all options open.

Gandhi. But PM states that India will not go for war. Even defence minister stated that India will not go for war

Indira. Then what options are there for Pranabji. Pak understands only war

Jawahar. If Pak does not hand over what do you think India would do

Indira. For me it looks that USA has already dumped India. England has no voice and who will listen to it? India can now only suck thumbs

Gandhi. Now Pak is changed its plate. It is shouting that it is prepared for war. Now it is also blaming India for some terror acts in Pakistan.

Indira. That is the policy. Infact India has delayed actions very much. Now the iron has become cold. Pak knows that India is cluless. It is sure India is timid and can not risk a war. They may shout any amount

Jawahar. True. I do not know what type of guys are there

Gandhi. Our men only…White Topewallahs ( Sings)

All these guys are our own congress men
They can be always happy with paper and pen
They make only some hollow sound
While Pakis chase Indians like an English hound

They sound like empty tin
Making however great din
At dinners they are busy with lime and jinn
And at enemies they can not use even a pin

Indira.. Haa….haa..haaa..Hoo..hooo. Hii. Hii Bapu well said. You have seen what I have done to those guys. Their country was made into two pieces once for all. They surrendered with I lakh troops. Taught them a lesson never to forget.

Jawahar. Where has that valor gone now in India?

Gandhi.They are more Gandhian than me

Jawahar. Hee…heee..heee


Gandhi. I feel sorry for these guys. They could not protect Indians. They are scared to take any action

Indira. Dad! Do you think Army is prepared to take Pakistan army frontally?

Jawaharlal. I have my doubts. Recently I heard there was great unhappiness in services over pay commission. I was told they were given poor pay jumps compared to civilians. Now the corps commander is made junior to Director General of Police too. You can imagine degradation done by the civil guys.

Indira. That is bad. If that is so bad how can army deliver.

Gandhi. True

Jawaharlal. That could be a reason for not going for any war in present state. Morale is so low

Gandhi. But why this messing up?

Jawaharlal. In democracy army is under civil control. But now it is under civilian babu control

Gandhi. What is this babu. Plesae tell me. A new word to me

Indira. It is the derogatory word rather used for IAS officers by defence guys

Jawaharlal.. laughs, haa….haaa….haaa. hooo. Hoo. Hooo.

Indira. If Army is degraded, the country will be buying problems by themselves. The day army has to fight for its wages, remember the dooms day for the country has set in. Last night I read the blogs on web site Pragmatic Euphony and so much has been revealing. Whole country must read this site. What a shame? Can the army to day be the same army what I had in 1971 that dismembered Pakistan for all times to come? Just look at the photograph of General Niazi the GOC in C of East Pakistan surrendering to Indian army commander Jagjit Singh Aurora. It is so inspiring to all of us. It is eternal shame to Pakistan. Their blood must be boiling all the time teething for revenge. Ever since then Pakistan has been planning against India. I am sure.

Jawaharlal. Yes. I agree

Gandhi. Can I be of some use? Can my Ramdhun work? Should I go to Pakistan and tell them that they should behave well.

Jawaharlal. Bapu. Forget. You are of some use only during elections that too for congress party and during your birth day and death day for doing some Tamasha at your grave in Delhi. The so called leaders dress in whites from top to bottom and squat on a white spread sheet and do some spinning of yarn symbolically. Then they sing Ramdhun and many close eyes as if in great dedication. The moment the function is over your memory is left to winds and the guys run out as if they were forcibly kept there. In evening of course usual partying will be there with usual Chicken and mutton. Drinks too could be there.. Bapu believe me, the guys have misused your memory for the last 60 years. Better you stay in heavens and don’t come down..( Sings)

Gandhis memory is used for vote bank
While Army gets a sitting duck Arjun Tank
Gandhi is a liability for most of the men
Their evil deeds are difficult to even pen

Gandhi. Ok Jawaharlal. No more. I am upset and shrinking. I am also getting stomach ache.

Indira. Bapu. I am much upset. These Indian leaders have given a long rope to Pakistan after Bombay attack and see the result. See what happened? Now they have turned the plate and blaming India for terror attacks in Lahore. It is a shame. We have given Pakistan great amount of time to regroup and plan strategy against us. Now they are craving for war. Give them back with double the force. See General Kayani and his gusto. It is just a matter of time before he takes over Pakistan. Appears a war monger. He was ISI Chief earlier. Naturally he has to be Indian hater.

Jawaharlal. But the joke is that our guys are begging that we are not going for war. They are apologetic. Why they should make such statements? Who asked them?

Indira. Now Pak is one up in this struggle

Gandhi . That means we are now apologetic

Indira. Yes. Our guys wasted time in calling all ambassadors of whole world and briefing them. It is O.K. they will give you some moral support. But they are not going to fight your war. You have to fight your war by yourselves. Don’t expect that America will fight for you. For everything they do some thing for you there is a price tag attached to it. Bapu!. Indirectly you have done great damage to India. They guys feel that for everything highest tolerance must be shown.

Gandhi. I never said that. Injustice has to be fought, by non violence. But when necessary one must fight.

Indira, Bapu. Your theory is misunderstood.

Gandhi. I am not responsible for that

Indira . But India is suffering

Gandhi. Did I say that India should swallow everything from Pakistan? Did you fight previous wars with Pakistan after consulting me?

Indira. If we have done so probably India would have been in Pakistan

Jawaharlal. Please Indira. He is Bapu. Our Great Bapu .Apostle of peace, Understand that

Indira. Ok Dad. That does not mean that we get screwed every time by Pakistan

Jawaharlal. No. Not that way. Pakistan must be taught a lesson so that they never repeat

Indira. It is high time India goes after Pakis all out and crushes them once for all.

Gandhi. No comments

Jawaharlal. Indira. It is your way. I had my own way.


Indiar. Ok Bapu and dad. Hope Indians will have erect spine and react to Pakistan appropriatekly. Now they are like earthworms. Or else the Country is doomed.Thanks dad. Kindly excuse me for harsh words

Jawahar. OK baby, Bye

Gandhi. Ok Indira, Thanks for the visit

(In the mean time a American police car comes that way and halts before them. A police officer gets down from the car)

Sergent. Hello. Who are you these guys sitting here at this odd hours. You appear to be Indians

Gandhi. Officer. True We are Indians But we are dead

Sergent. What does that mean. If so how come you are talking?

Jawaharlal. We are ghosts of the deaparted men from India.

Sergent. Come on Donot try pranks with me. This is USA, Not India. You can be in prison for 200 years

Gandhi. That you can not do. You can not catch us

Sergent. I will show you

(Sergent pounces on Gandhi to catch him and he struggles in air)

( Gandhi and Jawaharlal and Indira depart while usual song Saaare jahaanse Accha Hindostan Hamara…. Is played)

(Sergeant appears bewildered and shouts Oh… Ghosts and runs away in the car)

Dr K Prabhakar Rrao