In God, We Believe !
The Punjab Government has decided that instead of governing the state,it from now on would be heavily depending on almighty to run the state.
The announcement comes after the Chief Minister and his deputy visited the holiest Sikh Shrine, the Golden Temple, on Wednesday, three days after mindless violence rocked Punjab and threatened to engulf the entire state.
“We’ve also advised the police to give up their lathis and visit nearby religious places as maintaining law and order can become an unholy affair since it needs stern handling, even a lathi charge, said the Deputy CM of Punjab while speaking to media persons who had gathered in large numbers outside the temple complex to gain an insight to this novel way of functioning.
"It’s called ‘Rab Asra’ (God's mercy) and has been working wonders in countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan and breakaway USSR countries ",said the Deputy CM.
So much was his enthusiasm to share details about ‘Rab Asra’ ,that he requested his father to remain mum as he knew how to handle media-persons better than anyone else.
“I am told it has better results than good governance," he added emphatically so that even the dumb journos like me didn’t miss the point.
Top sources in the state capital, Chandigarh, revealed that this historical decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held on 19th May at the Chief Minister’s residence after violence had spread in five Punjab five districts leading to curfew.
“The cabinet decided to implement ‘Rab Asra ’ program immediately since it felt that the problem was god sent, said a cabinet minister who called up his close journalist friends from under the table while this decision was being considered.
'What else do you make of this- hoya Vienna which -reaction Jalandhar which,'- a senior member of the cabinet is supposed to have asserted in the meeting while trying to prove that the problem indeed was god sent.
'Within two and a half years we’ve had two godly issues Dera and Dera,' he is supposed to have said thanking almighty with folded his hands for such divine intervention.
So that the new vision is implemented in its truest spirit, the state government has ordered compensation for all those injured while vandalising property, value of which runs into a couple of thousand crores.
Policemen who did not adhere by the state's new law and 'lathi charged' folks who were destroying public property will have to face music, said a Government spokesperson who did not want to be named.
"Hopefully the guilty policemen will be brought to book fast.We have asked all SSP’s to submit their report at the earliest," he added while warning the police not to take law in their own hand wile dealing with such situations.
A source also revealed that since ‘Rab Asra’ was Punjab government's new mantra, it was seriously contemplating to do away with law enforcement agencies by sending them on deputation to shopping malls.
‘Shop Lifting is on the rise and we will take all measures to curb this menace,’ added the same source.
Not even a lollipop will be allowed to be stolen since it discourages investors to come to the state, he said.
It's a simple humour piece on Punjab Politics.Enjoy. (cartoon courtsey http://www.worldsikhnews.com/)
The announcement comes after the Chief Minister and his deputy visited the holiest Sikh Shrine, the Golden Temple, on Wednesday, three days after mindless violence rocked Punjab and threatened to engulf the entire state.
“We’ve also advised the police to give up their lathis and visit nearby religious places as maintaining law and order can become an unholy affair since it needs stern handling, even a lathi charge, said the Deputy CM of Punjab while speaking to media persons who had gathered in large numbers outside the temple complex to gain an insight to this novel way of functioning.
"It’s called ‘Rab Asra’ (God's mercy) and has been working wonders in countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan and breakaway USSR countries ",said the Deputy CM.
So much was his enthusiasm to share details about ‘Rab Asra’ ,that he requested his father to remain mum as he knew how to handle media-persons better than anyone else.
“I am told it has better results than good governance," he added emphatically so that even the dumb journos like me didn’t miss the point.
Top sources in the state capital, Chandigarh, revealed that this historical decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held on 19th May at the Chief Minister’s residence after violence had spread in five Punjab five districts leading to curfew.
“The cabinet decided to implement ‘Rab Asra ’ program immediately since it felt that the problem was god sent, said a cabinet minister who called up his close journalist friends from under the table while this decision was being considered.
'What else do you make of this- hoya Vienna which -reaction Jalandhar which,'- a senior member of the cabinet is supposed to have asserted in the meeting while trying to prove that the problem indeed was god sent.
'Within two and a half years we’ve had two godly issues Dera and Dera,' he is supposed to have said thanking almighty with folded his hands for such divine intervention.
So that the new vision is implemented in its truest spirit, the state government has ordered compensation for all those injured while vandalising property, value of which runs into a couple of thousand crores.
Policemen who did not adhere by the state's new law and 'lathi charged' folks who were destroying public property will have to face music, said a Government spokesperson who did not want to be named.
"Hopefully the guilty policemen will be brought to book fast.We have asked all SSP’s to submit their report at the earliest," he added while warning the police not to take law in their own hand wile dealing with such situations.
A source also revealed that since ‘Rab Asra’ was Punjab government's new mantra, it was seriously contemplating to do away with law enforcement agencies by sending them on deputation to shopping malls.
‘Shop Lifting is on the rise and we will take all measures to curb this menace,’ added the same source.
Not even a lollipop will be allowed to be stolen since it discourages investors to come to the state, he said.
It's a simple humour piece on Punjab Politics.Enjoy. (cartoon courtsey http://www.worldsikhnews.com/)
1 comment:
great piece Baiji..Rab Asra is an age-old concept which is now really coming into its own,courtesy the Clouds who have their heads in the clouds..we the denizens of Faridkot,Kakaji's erstwhile constituency have been jilted many a time by the First family,so we are no strangers to their Rab Asra school of governance...there are so many projects languishing in infancy,and now they've shifted to Bathinda with Kakaji's vauhti taking over...a true tongue-in-cheek piece reflecting the Neros who are fiddling while Punjab is burning.....
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