This is a small attempt to up the ante until the GJC. I am citing some people below, who I consider my good friends and with a belief that they can tolerate my nuisance. I can say with my hand on my heart that, but for them I would have been much happier.
Today is Anna’s ‘Jail Bharo’ day. I had earlier registered in the web site to show my willingness to get arrested. So, I went out this morning and tried all stunts like parking on the wrong side, going the wrong way in a ‘no entry’ road and many such things but no one cared, no one arrested me. In my desperation I did not know what to do to get arrested. I sat in the middle of the road. And in a few minutes I heard a siren approaching. It was an ambulance. They tried picking me up.
“Where are you taking me?” I asked.
It took me a long time convincing them of my real intentions, which disappointed them.
“So you are not really mad?” They dumped me there, got into the ambulance and left.
That made me really mad. Here is a concerned citizen who wants to be arrested in support of Anna, but that was not happening. I just walked back home thinking.
I called up some of my lawyer friends and asked them for a solution. All of them said one thing.
“You have to do something against the law to be arrested”
“But what should I do?”
“Anything, like making nuisance for the public”
Ok! That is it. That was a good idea. And being a true Saikorian, I wanted to create nuisance to Saikorian public. Anyway, I know many Saikorians are fed up of me already.
I picked up the phone and rang up G.K, our GJC General Secretary.
“Dandalu anna” he responded with his usual opening line.
“Dandalu, can I speak to you for some time?”
“Yeah anna, even Niranjan is with me now”
“O.k that’s very fine then put on the speaker phone”
Then I went on with many questions regarding the expected number at school for GJC as it was required for planning for food and other facilities. I asked then what happened to the movie shot at school, which was supposed to be used as a promotional campaign for GJC and not just shown at the meeting. And many things like these. I could feel the heat being generated at the other end. It was taken as if I was hurling the most insulting and my choicest abuses at them. There was a click.
Now I can imagine what happened then after.
“This is the limit, I can’t take it any more” thundered Niranjan moving his heavy body and reached the phone.
“Yeah, we have to do something about it” GK said.
They speak to the chairman, Gen Rao. And Gen Rao being a simple and honorable man wanted to give me an another chance.
“What another chance? No way, if we have to sleep peacefully until GJC day, we have to put this bugger behind bars”
And in an hour’s time, there was knock on my door at Vizag. It was a policeman; he was carrying a huge book, which I mistook to be a Gita or something he brought to sermonize me.
“Sir, I believe that you are creating nuisance to some people and I am here to arrest you.”
“Under what section?” I asked.
“Sir, actually you have a choice to select the section, which is why I brought the IPC code with me”
Waw! I thought after liberalization, in India, we can choose the section to be arrested. That’s good.
“O.K let’s start with my roll number, book me under section 813”
He opened the book and checked.
This section pertains to offenses done outside the country, which does not apply to you now”
This section pertains to offenses done outside the country, which does not apply to you now”
“Oh! Then let’s try D.S.Kumar’s number, book me under section 794”
He again verified the book. “This section pertains to builders, who amass wealth by over charging gullible customers, and you may be imprisoned for upto 7 years, which does not suit you at present”
“Oh! Why not book me under 547, Sekhar’s number?”
The policeman studied the book, and with a disgruntled face read out “Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent. -- whether the woman is quick with child or not, shall be punished with 2[ imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.”
“Holy Saikorian shit, what should I do now?
“Sir there is a solution to this, you can be arrested on-line”
“On-line? What is that?”
“Please log on to www.vizagpolice .com and choose to be arrested online”
“Oh! That’s great thank you” He refused to take a tip, citing Anna and his campaign.
Now I am under arrest. ‘Virtual arrest’. And many Saikorians can sigh in relief.
But now, GJC celebrations are part of our history, but no one seems to bother about me. I am still under virtual arrest. They tell me that at least 2 people should attest their signature on my bail application, so that I may be let out. No problem, I have so many friends, that too my dear saikorians. So I first call the person who was responsible for my arrest. G.Kutumb Rao.
"Dandalu Anaa" he said as usual. I explained my position to him in brief. I expected him to immediately respond and help me out.
"Look to this day,
This very life of life,
In its brief course, lie all,
The splendor of action, the glory of power,
But yesterday was just a dream, and tomorrow is just a vision,
But today as I live without you is bliss...."
Click.
Treacherous, General Secretary. So, I decided to ask Niranjan, also the General Secretary.
"Oh Lord, I ain't what I want to be.
Oh lord, you ain't what you ought to be.
Oh lord, I ain't what I used to be......" Click.
Why waste time, when I have good friends at Vizag. I call Sekhar.
"Oh, I am sorry about all this, I just can't imagine such a thing to happen to you, but you see I am busy today with a meeting, and this evening I am leaving to Chennai and be back after 4 days, when I will have to meet the Chairman of the Port Trust, then take my doogy 'ice-spot' for a walk....... if you can wait for another 21 days, I will surely help you out. How can a Saikorian not help one another?"
As a last resort, I have to fall back on my good friend D.S.Kumar.
"Hallo D.S"
"Hallo"
"DS, its me Ravi"
"Hallo"
"DS, its me Ravi raa"
"Hallo, Hallo........"
Click.
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