While the city, along with the country, is trying to guess whether that goddamned curve is flattening or not, our politicians are busy keeping us in good humour – quite literally. Thankfully that counts for ‘contribution to society’ or else their achievement slate would be clean (Swaach Bharat moment, indeed).
The PM came on MannKiBaat (no, he still hasn’t lost his appetite for this, not as yet. And yours or mine doesn’t matter. It never did!) and hailed the role of dogs in leading security operations in the country. That was all fine but then he went further asking us, the citizens, to bring home dogs of only Indian breeds. That got this blogger wondering if dogs too have a nationality. And if they do then will they be covered under CAA or the NRC? And how will we ask the poor dog of its nationality? This, one is sure, is going to be a concern for all those who have a Dachshund, Labrador, Bulldog, Pug, Boxer etc at home (not to mention German Shepherd – whose nationality the Babus at the Registry would get straight away!). God! Now the youth of the country will have to assemble again at maidans etc and face water canons from sympathizing cops (if there’s such a breed). In Delhi we might just have Shaheen Bagh Part II. And those riots…hell, no! That dog lovers replace Pedigree with Patanjali (they should soon be out with dog-food) could finally be the issue that may get Arnab Goswami let a deceased actor’s soul find peace.
Talking of Delhi riots, a man suddenly sprang up from his siesta and thought of waking up one Anna Hazare – long forgotten by Dilliwalahs (Memory Trigger: He was the ‘occupier’ of Ramlila Maidan in 2011). This man is none other than the BJP Head of Delhi unit and he has accused the AAP government in Delhi of social, political & economic corruption, and, more pertinently, of ‘planning’ the Delhi riots in February this year. Anna, who was asked to join in protests against AK, sent back a scathing reply and now the Shahs of BJP do not know how to respond. They can’t discredit Anna (SambitPatraism may not work here) – having declared Anna meritorious, nor can they swallow what Anna said in response. Reminds this blogger of that line from Queen‘s anthem (We Will Rock You): You got mud on your face, big disgrace; Somebody better put you back into your place. One Manoj Tiwari, it is unreliably learnt, was found singing this song with elan, albeit in Bhojpuri!
We are talking humour, right? How can our man AK be left out for he is a constant provider of such fodder – at least to this blogger. Ever since he’s got re-elected his foot-in-the-mouth disease has resurfaced. This time he finds mention for choosing to offer Vamana Jayanthi greetings on the occasion of Onam while using an image of Vamana (believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu) pressing down Mahabali into the netherworld. Onam, as we all know, is all about celebrating the mythological annual return of Mahabali to his erstwhile kingdom. So is AK adding his little weight behind the Sangh Parivar‘s line (should we be surprised?) to impose a Brahminical version of history or has his Wikipedia page got corrupted?
StateOfDelhi Suggests: If you are tired of staying indoors and miss your Gym workouts – get out cycling. It seems Dilliwalahs are taking to cycling like never before so much so that some cycle shops have a waiting period for deliveries. Delhi has had good weather last fortnight and now with autumn round the corner – it’s going to be nice to pedal up. You may like to look up some of the cycle groups – Delhi Elite Cyclists & Runners, Delhi Cycling Club, V4A Cycling & Running Club, Pedalyatri (in Gurgaon), Noida Cycling Club (Noida) before stepping out. Be safe and remember that there are some other Dilliwalahs on the road and they are pressing the pedal too!
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