I was handed a pink slip (challan) for not renewing my vehicle my pollution. I eventually did get to the petrol pump and got my pollution updated. The cop said, I was a fish. What should that mean? He just compared me to thousands of fishes (motorists) and himself with the fisherman, who gets lucky, sometimes with a catch like me. He will catch when he (Fisherman) is hungry, and so does the tigers and lions, they will eat only when they are hungry, else not.
Tarun Tejpal, deleted his posts, past tweets, he is not following anyone but a little of 2,000 people follow him. I wish to share a small personal story with you folks.
My vehicle pollution was expiring today and I had seen UP police getting active and checking up on all possible vehicles they could lay their hands on. It was the summers of 2008 and I was driving on the NH-24, Ghaziabad to Veda, Noida. I was at the Kala Pathhar crossing, just before the petrol pump, I had a sight on, WHY?
I was caught by one of the police wale, and as usual, I coerced, the cop to be a little kind to me, as I had all the relevant documents, except the pollution, and I intended to get that fixed, from the petrol pump, just a yard away. I me exacting our conversations for your reference and convenience, and how this blog about my God Tarun Tejpal and the institution he has created, Tehelka is the bed rock of change in our society since 2000, when I was in college.
Me- साब जाने दो ना, अभी करवाता हूँ प्रदुषण चैक उस पेट्रोल से (Sir, please let me go, Ime getting my vehicle pollution checked right now, without delay.
Cop- No
Me- प्लीज, सभी तोह जा रहें हैँ. Please, sir every body is going unchecked.
Cop- (While the dreaded white challan notebook appeared from his dusty pocket) मछली पकड़ी है कभी ? (Ever went for fishing?)
Me- Yes
Cop- मछली फसी ? (Ever caught a fish?)
Me- हाँ, शायद, याद नहीं, सर जाने दो ना? ( Sir, please let me go, ime getting it done)
Cop- तू मछली है (You are the fish)
As I write, the Goa police must be reaching out to Mr. Tarun Tejpal, founder and editor in chief Tehelka, magazine, it's office is a stone throw away from the cyber cafe, I me writing this. I believe that another version of the story should be out. I dont support of what Tarun Tejpal has done, however, I also do not support to kill the magazine or burn the magazine without knowing the full facts. Let the facts come out first and only then we begin crucifications, Remember, we all are fishes. O FISH.
