It
was a really awkward day for this Bihar correspondent of ours, when he stumbled
upon a group of people celebrating holi, a couple of days before the actual
festival. Puzzled by this, he went ahead and asked them the reason for this
bizarre behavior. One of them adjusted a heavy gold chain around his neck, and
came forward and replied, “Our state has now been declared backward! Now, we
will receive help from the Central government so that we can also become rich!”
Wondering why people should celebrate upon being labeled backward, he contacted
a person from the CM office. The man was obviously elated. He revealed the
reason, “We really pity developed states like Gujarat, whose CM speaks about
the development of his state, but has his dinners cancelled by American
Universities. Look at our CM. He declared to the whole world how poor and
backward we are. And look how much he has achieved!”
Upon
contacting the Ministry of Human Resources, their spokesperson declared that in
the light of recent events, like how only the poor get entry into reality
shows, and also develop sufficient knowledge to win knowledge based shows, the
Ministry is considering a new borderline to define the poor. This new
borderline will include most of the Indians, except the Tatas, Birlas and
Ambanis below the poverty line. As a result, India will be the poorest, and
hence, the most aided nation in the world. He also stated that the first rank
in school will be given to the student scoring the least so that he would soon
become sincere.
“Social
impact? Hahaha!” the spokesperson laughed upon being asked about the same, and
said, “It’s a cyclic process. Those who are developed now, will soon become
backward as all the funds and help will go to backward states. And then, they
will ask for help. Like this, we will have a constant number of backward
states, and we will also develop a lot of states,” he replied in a triumphant
smile.
Puzzled
by this entire logic, the correspondent contacted the CMO of Gujarat for their
comments. However, the spokesperson stated that Modi cannot be reached since he
is lunching with a Japanese delegation. Oh, the perils of development!
