As the counting of EVM votes reached its definitive phase where leads become irreversible, my neighbour called. He was understandably ecstatic, nay that would be putting it too mildly, euphoric seems apt but still an understatement ,at the summit of a hill would be just about right if it were Mount Everest . Figuratively speaking, for generations uncountable and from times immemorial his is a Bhajpa family . With BJP poised to beat street expectations demolishing all opposition and pretences to power, he whooped out of my mobile,
‘ Kya haal chaal hai ? ‘.
Normally an ingenuous te^te-a-te^te opener, this one was unmistakably laden with a deep sense of deja vu , I-had-told-you-so. And the tone barely concealed a taunt. Had he been on FaceTime I would surely have ‘seen’ him grinning too like the proverbial Cheshire Cat. Victory is a hot relish to season political palates.
‘Dheron Badhai Ho, aapne toh poora maidan hi saaf kar diya. Kuch baccha hi nahin.’ ,I gamely acknowledged.
‘ RG bhi haar rahe hain. He should resign.’
‘ What use resigning? But introspect he should. ‘
‘ Dynasty aab nahi chalegi. Rahi toh BJP aur badi bahumat se aate rahegi ! ’
‘If dynasty is balle balle for BJP why wish its banishment ? ‘
‘ Hum rashtrawadi hain, we want congress to live ”
‘ so if Congress forswears dynasty will BJP let it win ? “
Without batting an eyelid he chirruped ,
‘ jeetega tab bhi nahin ! ‘ .
To the feisty neighbour ,congress, with or without dynasty, was nasty. Expendable stuff . In the field of politics too the universal law of sustenance, matsya nyay -one fish is food for another, applies with as much vigour. How silly of me to forget it !
Then he changed tracks.
‘What do you make of this victory ‘
‘Spectacular ,breath-taking , stunning , humongous .....’, I rattled off superlatives to sugar his moment of glory.
‘ I mean what made it possible ? ’
‘ Bhai Saheb, dissecting such an overwhelming verdict is beyond me. Wait a day or two , many percipient analyses will flood national consciousness. Right now savour your victory and send me ladoos. ‘ We signed off.
The TIME divider-in-chief is now firmly in saddle as the nation’s commander-in-chief. Having bridled at many disconcerting features of Modi 1.0 era, a Socratic doubt about Modi 2.0 leapt to mind.
A de-addiction centre wouldn’t attempt making a drunkard temperate with more wine. What if it does serve more wine ? Well, the only plausible explanation could be de-addiction drugs were out of stock. Till then wine serves as a palliative.
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