INTO THE PAST WITH PAIN...214

INTO THE PAST WITH PAIN…214

Dr K Prabhakar Rao

(Gandhi, Nehru and Patel are seen strolling in Delhi street at Karol Bagh. They find many people dancing to glory. )

Gandhi. Patel. Why this enjoyment? What is the occasion?

Patel. Bapu. It is a great day. Osama Bin Laden has been slain by Americans in Pakistan.

Gandhi. When this happened?

Patel. To day in the morning, the thug was killed by special task force of CIA right in Pakistan that too very close to Pak capital.

Gandhi. What a shame to Pakistan! It was always saying that he was not in their country.

Patel. They are experts at that. They have also been telling that thugs who planned Bombay attack are not from Pakistan. Every one knows that they are sitting there.

Gandhi. At last Americans have taken the revenge for 9/11.

Patel. How about us? We have been sucking thumbs all these years. Look at my thumb . It has become so thin. I have sucked it all these years.

Gandhi. If we look at the thumbs of Dr Man mohan singh you will not find his thumb. He has been sucking all these years his thumb. He is unable to do any thing all these years.

Patel. When nothing can be done sucking thumb is the only answer. It is good that they were siucking their thumbs. They did not fall on others.

Gandhi. Iam happy that they are not sucking my thumb. Haa..haa..haaa

Nehru. Why that laugh Bapu, Have you gone crazy?

Gandhi. Relax. Try to enjoy jokes also. You are always seen sulking with morose thoughts. Try to be humorous too.

Patel Bapu. Jawaharlal does not enjoy sharp jokes. Leave him.

Gandhi. it is also true.

( In the mean time some people drag the trio and ask them to join the dance and celebrate Laden’s killing. The trio holds hands in a ring and dance shouting long live America, Death to Jihadis, Death to all al Qaeda men. After some time the trio gets tired and sit down on the roadside)

Bapu. Good Tamasha indeed. Nice change in idiotic Delhi. Patel. These Americans have not left those jokers. They kept on pressurizing and finally killed the rascal.

Patel bapu. After all they are Americans and not us. We kept mum after Bombay attack. We begged Pakistan to hand over the thugs. We pleaded to them. We prostrated in front of them while they laughed at us..

Gandhi. Why we are like this. Why we are not like Americans? Why we could not be more assertive.

Patel. You know the answer. Right from the day of Prithviraj Raj Chauhan we have been like this. That maharaja left Mohd Ghori the rascal from Kabul several times after capture and gave him gifts too. But that thug captured and killed Chauhan as soon as he was defeated and captured. That is the difference between them and us. They know that enemy has to be killed at the first opportunity. They preach and practice this dictum.

Gandhi. I see.

Patel. Bapu. There is nothing to see. We show lot of compassion. Our scripture preach that we have to be compassionate to even enemy. Buddha preached similar things. You know what happened to Buddhism in India. You also know what happened to Buddhists in Afghanistan.

Gandhi. I heard all Buddhist monks were slaughtered by Muslims when they invaded Afghanistan. It was called Gandhara.

Patel. We are following the same . We also let Pakistani prisoners go to their country after 1971 war. They were kept captive for many months and were well fed too. Our Indira Gandhi for self glory gave them away. The poor lady never got Nobel prize. Iam sure she never deserved it. Bapu , you also did not deserve that prize.

Gandhi. I never claimed the prize.

Patel. Jawaharlal was much itching for it. Poor guys did not get it.

Gandhi. When do we learn lessons.

Patel. Never. Pakistan will again attack us some day and this time will grab Kashmir if we do not act.

Gandhi. After all they are our brothers.

Patel. Let them be, but not with Kashmir. They have to be shown the place.

Gandhi. Some how I do not like this daily fighting over Kashmir. We have to fnd some way. Poor guys , they too have been fighting since long.

Patel. Bapu, It is time Americans repeat Laden in Rawalpindi .

Gandhi. Why?

Patel. Bapu, You know that Pakistan has many nuclear war heads and every one knows that Taliban and Al Qaida are after gaining control over them. Pakistan also has its own brand of Talibans. They claim that their bombs are safe, but I doubt. One day the Talibans wil surely gain control over them.

Gandhi. So what should Americans do.?

Patel. Now you know that USA has killed Laden without the knowledge of Pak army and it might be true. If Pak guys knew it, they would hidden Laden some where. Americans knew it and did what they should. They must knock out these nuclear war heads and diffuse them and take them away. That will defang them. They then will become snakes without fangs. They can only say.. Buss…Buss…ssss…sssss and can not do any thing. Hee..heee

Nehru. Why do you laugh?

Patel. I feel happy when I say these things.

Nehru. Americans can also do same to us some day.

Pate.. There is no necessity like that.
Nehru. Why?

Patel. Haa..haaa.. We shall hand over everything to them and fall at their feet whenever required. It will become anti nuclear actions and we always cry for such things.

Gnadhi. Patel. This is too much. You underestimate our intentions and capabilities.

Patel. Bapu. Iam telling facts. Bapu , These guys are capable of nothing. They could not do anything when Bombay was attacked. We looked other way. They could dish out awards to all sundry. Peace time top gallantry awards were given to Police guys who were killed in their vehicles who did not even draw out their pistols. Dr Singh blinked in front of TV and was apologetic all the time. He begged Pakistanis. He wept without end while Pakistanis laughed. Chidamabaram said, next time he would not keep quiet. Hee..hee. What types of nuts are ruling this land!

Gandhi. As you sow so you reap. People get govt what they deserve. Our people have no clue of any thing. They run after dynasties. Leaders are busy in scams and acquiring assets and bank accounts in foreign lands. They get fat every day like bull frogs. So they get govt like that. Haa..haaa..hee

(Gandhi, and patel hold hands and do jig and they pull Nehru to dance with them. He refuses. Gandhi and patel violently do jig and get tired and sit down gasping.Nehru looks otherway with a twist on his lip.)

CURTAIN FALLS