I Don’t Know, Son! - 50
Life Term after Death!
Son: The President Pratibha Patil who is demitting office shortly appears to be a woman in a hurry, dad.
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: She has gone on a clemency drive and commuted the death sentences of as many as 35 convicts to life including those convicted for kidnapping, rape and killing of children, dad.
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: What is more interesting is that she has even commuted the death sentence of a convict who had died almost five years ago, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Harvinder Singh on a Hat Trick!
Son: Harvinder Singh is said to be looking at a hat trick shortly, dad.
Father: You are mistaken. I think you are talking of Harbhajan Singh, the famous cricketer, son.
Son: No dad. I am talking about Harvinder Singh who is on a slapping spree, dad!
Father: I understand now. Go on, son.
Son: Harvinder has already slapped the former telecom minister Sukhram and Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, dad. He is now said to be looking for his third target, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The Intelligence Bureau has warned that Kapil Sibal might be his next target, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Harvinder is said to be planning to slap the present telecom and HRD minister in a public function to complete his hat trick, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Does not mind Value-additions!
Son: Harvinder is said to have been asked by the journalists whether his motive to slap the HRD minister has anything to do with his unpopular common test proposal for IITs, dad.
Father: Go on, Son.
Son: He is said to have told them that for him corruption was the main issue, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: But he is also said to have told them that he does not mind value-additions, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Mamata’s Nightmare!
Son: The Calcutta High Court has struck down Mamata Government’s Singur Land Rehabilitation Act, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: The court has stated that the state government should have taken prior permission from the President before promulgating the Act, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Mamata now has a problem on hand even though she has decided to go on appeal to the Supreme Court, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on, son.
Son: The Supreme Court may also ask her to take permission from the President, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: By that time Pranab will be the President of India and his candidature has been rejected by his ‘own Bengali sister’ Mamata, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Didi is not sure that Pranab does not believe in ‘tit for tat’, principle, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
23rd June 2012
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