When someone walks around the city and finds all shops and public transportation closed, they ponder what happened and are curious for a long-winded, detailed response to comprehend it. But in this case, the folks at Maharashtra only needed one simply answer to see the whole picture clearly.
Pedestrian Woman: "Hey, why are all the shops closed?"
Me: "Someone slapped Sharad Pawar."
Pedestrian Woman: "Ahh, no wonder. Well, the son of a bi%$# had it coming."
And she was right: Pawar deserves all that discrimination, and he proved it today. For that one slap by a "common man" (one of the many who suffer under his influence) he's hell bent on making the whole state pay the price. He and his party assert control and dominance with scare-tactics and brutal means over the commoners, and he's initiated
Maharashtra Bandh for tomorrow.
We may have an excellent culture, but we also have incredibly corrupt politicians and businessmen. It's people like Pawar who make our nation hollow from within and give us a bad name. But at least we have good men like Anna Hazare to represent the people.
The battle continues.
The nation is boiling. Have some tea, have a hearty conversation, and change the world.
