INTO 
THE  PAST WITH PAIN…..142

                                                       
Dr k Prabhakar Rao

 

 

 ( A public
meeting  is going on at a roadside. There
are many cars parked at the place. Everywhere   colored
 flags are seen flying. They are also sporting
colored caps and scarves around the necks.. The leader is atop a high table and
is seen talking over a mike all are listening carefully)

 

 

 

Leader. Look brothers. This is
your leader speaking. Most of you are students. I know  you are having many difficulties.  You are all keenly waiting for your
scholarships, fees.  The government is trying
to ditch you. Your admissions are also in trouble.

 

(Gandhi, Nehru and Patel are also
seen in the crowd. They are trying to push forward. They are confronted by some
people. They are Yadaiah, Naresh and 
Sitaram)

 

Yadiah. Hello. Why are you pushing
us? Is there any Tamasha going on there?

 

Naresh. What interest you
have? You are so old.                                    

 

Sitaram.  They are dressed like Gandhi, Nehru and
patel.  A good place for making some
money. There should be a limit to begging in this country.

 

Patel.( Angrily) Look. Please be
respectful to elders. Are the colleges teaching to insult elders, you guys look
like students? Are we beggars. Better behave.

 

Naresh. We are students only. But
you guys are not students. This meeting is mostly for students    and their parents also. Why you guys want
to go to front? What is there for you?

                                                                                                          

Gandhi. Only that thing which is
there is also   for us. What is there for you  is 
also there for us.

 

Naresh Ohfo what a language? (Pulls
his hair in disgust) OK. Go  ahead and
sit in  the front. Get screwed well.

 

( The trio go to front close to
leader)

 

Leader. Look Oh students Do not be
carried away by govt words.  The are
withdrawing existing benefits

 

Naresh. They say attendance for
students is compulsory to the tune of 75 %

 

Leader. True. How can any one have
that much attendance? Students have to enjoy also.  They have problems at home.

 

Gandhi. Then why students should take
admissions if they  do not go to
colleges?

 

Patel. Is it for some picnic?

 

Nehru. Patel. Let him
speak                     

 

Leader.  Most of the students of reserved category
although get  tuition fee from govt have
many problems and  they can not
afford  bus fees of colleges, they depend
on  state govt buses.  They are not sufficient.  More over all these colleges are at far off
places.  By the time they go there they
are very late. At many colleges late comers are turned away.

 

Gandhi. What else they can do?

 

Nehru. What can be the answer?

 

Leader. I demand that for all
those candidates who are being paid the tuition fee, govt must pay bus fees at
the rate of Rs12000/ 00  for one year.
Whenever the rates are increased, it should be revised.

 

 

( All clap  loudly 
and shout leader Zindabad)

 

Patel. If so many guys    opt for 
college buses, from where they get so many buses.?

 

Leader. Simple. all old buses  should be sold  by the govt to them and give permission to
run them.

 

( All clap loudly)

 

Gandhi  Hello sir. Then why have attendance at all.
Remove the condition. Any one taking admission in the college must be sent to
examinations. To study or not to study is his headache.

 

Patel.  As it is 
most of the colleges are giving fake attendance to students. Very few
really meet 75 %requirements. If the rules are implemented only  20 to thirty percent students can go for
examinations. Others will be detained.

 

Leader. This is a vicious
circle.If we link  attendance to fees,
then most of the students can not get fees as they do not attend. For many it
is a past time. It is a serious social problem. 
Even the guys  who  use motor bykes do not maintain proper
attendance., Viewing all these problems 
no attendance should be made compulsory. It should be free for all.

 

Patel In that case even teaching
should not be made  compulsory.  If 
ateacher wants to teach he will teach.

 

Leader. It can be so.

 

Patel . How  about giving degrees free after 4  years 
?

 

Leader. This can be considered
too. If a guy does not pass in stipulated time he should be given degree  after two more years waiting.

 

Patel. As it is a university gives
degree even if a guy fails in two subjects after 4 years. Slowly the number of
subjects will increase. Some day it will be all subjects.

                                                       

Gandhi. heee…heeee..haaa…haaa

 

Patel. Haaa…haaa…hiiii..hi

 

Naresh. Why are you laughing?
These are very good suggestions.

 

Nehru. Very good infact.

 

Naresh..  (Looking at 
leader) Sir, You must also fight for different question papers  based on reservations. University can not
have common paper for all types of students. Syllabus also should be different.
Many are unable to pass the difficult papers Do some thing good for us. YSR did
good for u by granting fees to all. Plesae do some thing about question papers.
Please see that pass marks are much reduced from 40 to  10  or
5.

 

Leader.  I ma find it difficult

 

Naresh. Sir in EAMCET examination
even failed candidates are are admitted in Engineering colleges. This also can
be done.

 

 Leader. 
I think I shall do it if you all vote for me in next elections

 

Naresh. Yeahh..Yeah… very good..
long live leader

 

Leader. I shall also do.

 

Gandhi. ( Suddeny shrieksloudly
)  aaa….aaaa.. Kill me .. kill me.. Kill
me

 

( Gandhi picks upa stone  and hammers hi own head strongly. Lot of blood gushes out. He screams   and fals down . He gets convulsions All
gather around him)

 

Yadiah.  This joker has no business to be here.

 

Naresh. True. He spoiled the
meeting. Drag this character away.

 

 

( All guys try to pick up Gandhi
and they are unable to do. Gandhi is very heavy. All are surprised.)

 

Yadiah. Strange. This  is a just skeleton. We are unable to move him
an inch. What can be there?

 

Patel. Hee…heee.. You nuts. You
will not understand. He is father of nation. He weighs more than  whole India

 

Naresh. Shut up . What nonsense
you are talking. Is he father of nation. Silly it is. Now what to do  with this guy

 

 Leader. Better leave him here Police will take
care of him. Let us go from here  before
things get complex.

 

(The leader is escorted by his
stooges and goes away in a car while his supporters shout slogans.. Long
live…leader.. long live our leader)

 

( Gandhi is still lying on
ground   and slowly people are melting
away. Some are still there)

 

Naresh. These jokers have spoiled
everything. Otherwise the leader would have spoken for more time.

 

Yadiah. True. They should be
taught a lesson

 

( They go to Gandhi lying  and suffering)

 

Yadiah. You old guy. How is it
now. You guys have no work. You are grown so old and sick. It is better stay at
home.

 

Patel You guys can not forces us
to stay away.

 

Gandhi ( feebly) What wrong we
have done? Are we not Indians? Oh Baba. Please listen. You guys must study
well. Plesae do not waste time with these leaders. They lead you no where. You
will be finally harmed.

 

Naresh. We know better what we
have to do. Cha Hatt ( go)

 

Patel. Bapu. You should not give
advise to undeserving.

 

Nehru. True.Bapu. How are you now

 

Naresh.  You guys . Pack off from here before we pack
off you to hel

 

Patel. Are you so strong.?

 

Gandhi. Pate. Plesea leave them.
They are ignorant  and young. They do not
know what they do.

 

Patel. Bapu. You started  speaking Gospel.

 

Gandhi.. My teachings are close
too gospel. I copied from Jesus teachings.

 

Patel. That every one knows it.

 

Gandhi. I am feeling slightly better. Let us go.

 

( the trio vanish suddenly while   the 
people look aghast)                          

 

 

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