The Karnataka MLAs in a Demat Format!
Son: There was a time when Haryana was called the State of Aaya Rams and Gaya Rams, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: That was because the State was recording highest number of defections of MLAs, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Now Karnataka seems to have snatched the title away from the North Indian State, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: As the elections to the State Assembly are fast approaching, the current MLAs, especially the Independent ones, have started the jumping games, dad.
Father: Disgusting. Go on, son.
Son: The Independent MLAs had fetched fantastic prices after the last election with money bags of Mine Kings of Bellary, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: This time there is a suggestion that the independent MLAs may be converted to Demat form immediately after the election, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The idea is that they may be traded freely by the parties – BJP, Congress, JDS and KJP, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Once the Government is formed, these Demat accounts (MLAs) may be converted back into physical form so that they may be nominated as Ministers or heads of some State Government Corporations, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Manmohan’s Wry Sense of Humour!
Son: The Government of Karnataka has not been happy the way the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh handled the issue of Cauvery water in the current season, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: The complaint was that he was giving a step-motherly treatment to Karnataka, dad.
Son: The PM has now seized an opportunity to treat Karnataka at par with Tamil Nadu even though Karnataka has been allocated a lower share of 270 million cusecs against 419 million cusecs allocated to Tamil Nadu as per the award, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It is reported that the expenses of the proposed Cauvery Board will be shared in the ratio of 40:40:15:5 between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The PM feels at least on this one aspect, Karnataka cannot ascribe him a step-motherly treatment as it got the same share as Tamil Nadu, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Professor Arrested for spreading itching Powder!
Son: As students in our school days we used to spray ink on the seats of bench mates, to create nuisance, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Now a ToI report says that Vadodara’s MS University law faculty head Ghanashyam Solanki has been arrested for allegedly smearing itching powder on the chair of Vice Chancellor (VC) during a national seminar, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: The VC was forced to leave the seminar midway, dad.
Father: Unfortunate. Go on, son.
Son: Solanki is said to have confessed his act, but claimed that his target was not VC but another Professor S S Bhattacharya, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: Solanki had a grouse that his application for promotion had been rejected recently, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Now the Registrar of the University is itching to teach a lesson to the cranky professor, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A closed Police Station in Sweden!
Son: The criminals in Europe are said to be a confused lot now-a-days, dad.
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: I had mentioned about a bank robber in Austria (refer series no.55) who had been asked to keep the cash he had stolen from a bank, dad!
Father: True. Now what? Go on, son.
Son: A fugitive in Sweden sought for murder who wanted to surrender was turned back by his hometown police station, saying that the station was closed, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: The suspected criminal was on the run for 15 months before he decided to surrender, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: According to The Local, the fugitive arrived at the Malmo police station at 6 pm and rang the bell. But he was told that the station was closed, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: A totally confused criminal found the situation bizarre and shouted back over the intercom, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Finally he was directed to another police station and was much relieved when he was placed under arrest there, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
25th February 2013
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