INTO THE PAST WITH PAIN...188

INTO THE PAST WITH PAIN…188

Dr K Prabhakar Rao

(Gandhi, Nehru and patel are seen near Assembly hall of Andhra Pradesh. There are many police men guarding the gate. Scores of people are around)

Gandhi. Patel. What is going on here? I find many guys along with police men.

Patel. What can be there? Usual trouble will be there here. Ever since Telangana issue came up everything is chaos here.

Nehru. Such things go on in all states.

Patel. But this is a special place. There is no rule here. It is free for all now.

Gandhi. I think Krishna committee gave its report

Patel. That was another joke of highest order. The government has just fooled the guys in state

Nehru. How? You always think negative.

Patel. I am not negative. I only tell facts. You feel bad because you were a party to the rulers. You were PM for many years screwing this country.

Nehru. Have you seen Patel, Mere Bapu? How he is talking. He feels I did not really work and only screwed up.

Gandhi. Take it sportively Jawaharlal. You can also tell him something about his failures.

Nehru. I can hardly find any thing

Gandhi. Then better keep quiet.

Patel. I was talking about Krishna committee report. Where was the need for this report? What new things they have given in this report? It is a joke on people. They were given literally an year. There is saying in Urdu, “ Pahad khod kar chooha pakda”: That means they caught a rat after digging a mountain. There is nothing new they gave. All was known to every one. It was only fooling around the people. Hee..hee..

Gandhi. Hee..heee.. That was a point really

Nehru. Some how government wanted to buy time. They did. After the report is out the guys have realized that they were fooled.

Gandhi. Does it mean that now Telangana issue is dead now?

Nehru. Nothing can be said now. The police have restricted TV publicity. Osmania University as volatile as ever. But nothing is leaked out. After everything is over,, there will be small news item in a daily and that is end. So people think that all is peaceful around. But all is not well

Gandhi. After all govt will have a strategy. They have to control situation some how even if fundamental rights are to be restricted.

Patel. But people’s rights are violated.

Gandhi. But it is OK when such freedom is misused by media.

Patel. Bapu. It appears there is no rule here. The CM Kiran went around with his Rachha banada programme.

Gandhi. What is this Rachha Banda. A strange word for me.

Patel. Raccha Banda in Telugu means .. a place in a village usually around a tree in the village center where the village elders solve and listen peoples problems. Rachha also means nuisance in Telugu. Banda means a very flat stone

Gandhi. Hee..hee.. I think late CM YSR started the scheme. In fact he died while proceeding for such a programme.

Patel. True Bapu. You are very great..tt...tt..tt

Nehru. What is so great about it.

Patel. At all places Telangana people disturbed these meetings and CM had to retrace his steps. Some places Shoes were also thrown..haa.hhaa..

Gandhi. Shoe throwing is the latest scheme.

( In the mean time there is a great commotion. Some White clad men were thrown out on the road by the security staff of the assembly. They appear to be leaders. They shout slogans against the government)

Gandhi. What is going on here? These guys appear to be MsLA. Why they were sent out. Find out Patel?

( Patel goes to a security guy)

Patel. Namaste sarkar. What happened to these men. Why theya re thrown out?

Security man. They were disturbing governors address. They broke mikes, pulled chairs and tore away papers and some of them beat up another legislator.

Patel. Very good sir.

Security man. Is this good sir?

Patel. What else they can do?

( Patel returns to Bapu)

Patel. Bapu. They were thrown out because they disturbed Governors speech.

Gnadhi. Very good democracy indeed. Is the assembly hall a boxing ring.

Patel. Soon it will become. In the last election a candidate bnamed Karate Raja contested
And lost. On an earlier occasion Kotta das anotorious guy contested and lost. He had MIM ticket if I m not mistaken. In next elctions only Pahilwans, Boxers, and weight lifters will contest. Their requirement will be surely there. People like you and me will not have any place.

Gandhi. Under any case we will not be there. But my name will be used for Ahimsa that is non violence. But future election slogan will be Ram nam japna Paraya mal apna.

Patel. Why Bapu.

Gandhi. Why means what ? I think you know that Dr Man Mohan singh refused to reveal the names of guys who kept money in Swiss banks.

Patel. I know that, he also said that he had to adjust due to coalition government he is heading.

Gandhi. Is it right to say. That means he is supporting the bad guys knowing that they at scams. He has closed eyes.

Patel. I think what you say is correct.

Gandhi. What else that man can do? He has no choice. Either he has to quit or adjust.

Patel. He cleverly agreed to adjust to head the government instead of choosing a right path of quitting instead of leading a scamsters government.

Gandhi. Hee, Hee. Well said Patel.

Patel. Bapu , I always say well.. Haaa.haaa

Gandhi. Hee..hee..heee

Nehru. You are talking all trash.

Patel. This appears trash to guy like you. But this is truth, Naked truth, Asli baath hai. Samjho mere bhai ( Brother know the naked truth) Plesae do not close eyes from realities. hee..hee

(suddenly the police men start lathi charging the people around and all run hither and thither. Nehru runs away from the place while Bapu and Patel slowly walk away from the place although police swing lathis at them unable to hit them)

CURTAIN FALLS