CHAI PE CHARCHA (DISCUSSIONS OVER TEA)
It all started some 66 years back in 1947 and a seal of
approval was stamped in 1950 by the
makers of our sacred Constitution. The charcha (discussions) resumed centering
around the subject of lifting of the life of the scheduled casts and Scheduled
tribes who formed a major chunk of our population. The charcha continues.
Then came VP Singh and who expanded the scope of the charcha to OBCs
(other backward classes). Charcha continues.
Meantime, more and more tribes- Jats, Gujjars, Yadavas- vied
for entering the ambit of the subject of charcha because unless you are ‘the
subject’ of charcha you do not count. The latest entry is that of Jains, a
community known for its expertise in trade and commerce.The charcha continues.
But it was not just enough. We had already ‘charchaed’- discussed
SC, ST, OBC, Jats, Gujjars, Yadavs, Jains. Charcha is something in our control,
changing their lot is not.
Not satisfied with their won performance, the subject was
given religious and communal colors. Neither the lot of the targeted minority
improved nor the Mandir was built. Charcha, however, continues.
Then one fine morning the PM to be realizes that he was once
a chaiwala (tea vendor) who made it big by becoming the CM of the most
developed State in India. If he can do it why not every chaiwala? His propaganda
managers did a quick survey and found that there are as many chaiwalas in the country
as many chaipeenewalas-tea drinkers. They thought it was time to have charcha
on them and with them. Overnight sprung an army of chaiwalas dispensing masala
tea to everyone who passed by. The special brew was named after the PM to be.
The chaiwalas will be charchaed –discussed for a few months and then dispensed
with like a fly from a milk cup as was done with SC< ST< OBC< JATS>GUJJARS>YADAVS
>JAINS etc.
THE CHARCHA WILL BE NENEWED ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS.NEW
AVENUES WILL BE EXPLORED IN THE MEANTIME. NEXT IN THE QUES ARE BRAHMINS.
