Locked Country, Loaded Silence  (Paperback, Satish Saykar)

Do you think that we are rascals? Do you see the word ‘silly’ on our foreheads? We expected you to talk about Corona, the steps taken by you to control the spread of Corona. We expected you to declare packages for the farmers whose milk is unsold, vegetables are destroyed and thrown out of the fields. We expected the packages for the workers. We expected you to talk about whether you will definitely end the lockdown and declare some policies for the workers who are walking for hundreds of miles without having food to eat. But what did you say? “Taali Bajao, Thaali Bajao, Ghanti Bajao.” And now, light the lamps. What kind of lamps have you had lightened in the last six years? If you had done it, you would not have asked us to light the lamps. Our decision is final. Final means final. We won’t switch off the lights and light the lamps. Final.