Sunday, June 6, 2010

The Hit and Run Case


Very recently my job required me to have an interview with the local Municipal Councillor .I arrived at the meeting place half an hour before the scheduled time .He was there before time as well,

"Punctuality wow " I thought,lifting slightly my contemptuous opinion of Indian netahood.He was right there clad in a simple kurta pajama( the strict common man image of a neta), apparently praying at the temple near his office. He came out of the temple,i walked upto him and introduced myself. After the brief introductions ,he requested me to come to his other office .I promptly got into my taxi and asked the driver to follow the Alto in which the Councillor had come.The alto smartly whisked ahead along the snaky road ,my taxi driver finding it hard to keep up. I could clearly see the alto smartly making its way ahead. And then right in front of my eyes as if in slow motion,everything stood still, an image of a flying boy in midair captured my attention.He came down on the road with a loud thud and lay very still,i imagined the very worst ,"Is he dead?" i frantically asked the driver,as if to dispel my apprehension the boy stood up and shook his fist at the speeding Alto.


The Local Neta unmindful of the fallen boy happily drove away.............

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