Random musings:::

title of the story:: maine passport banaya!!!!

disclaimer:: note ...the following story has beeen writen for the purpose of entertaining people and inspired from real life incidences...any resemblence to ppl living or dead is purely coincidental

date:: 14 april 2005

time:: buntu (the central charcter of our story) has managed to get himself placed in one of the better companies in the indian IT industry. But now as he reads the offer letter document his reads the line stating that candidate having a passport is a prerequisite before joining the company . He says in his mind no sweat it will be done in a jiffy. He visits the nearest passport office and purchases the passport form and fills it as instructed..it writen tha t making a passport will take at max. three months.... he smiles remembering his comment of calling the whole procedure as jiffy..but he doesnt realise the fate that awaits him...he submits his application form in the passport office.

1june 2005

time :: 9 'clock

place:: indirapuram police chowkie

sub-inspector Rual singh and havaldar Ruab Singh ...smile as they see the new police verification that has come to them..... “bhai ajj paisa kamanne da din hai ” Rual gleefully says branding all of his 30(two have been sacrificed in only god knows what) yellow -reddish teeth. Ruab accedes and in his mind wonder whether he would be able to increase his cut this time so that he can buy that 250 gms of fry fish along with the quarter of desi daru.

Time :: 10 ' clock

both R &R reach buntu's flat (where hes puting up with his batchmates) and known authoritatively... buntu opens the door and is shocked to seee two policemen ... he quickly prunes his hair, and opens the door .. both R and R enter the flat and eye buntu from head to toe wolfeyed “abhi tak soo riyaaa hai”

buntu most apologetically “sir wo main kal der rat tak pad raha tha isliyee subah uthne main der ho gayee”

hmm Rual says “ lagta hai jyada hi pade hai tu”

he then opens up the verification letter and says

“dekh baii teri berification aayee hai ... humre paas .... ab numee tere kilaaf case ki tafteeesh karni hai .. tu kabhi thane mein to nai fasa tha ?”

buntu “ no sir kabhi naii” replies gvinghis good boy look.

“Accha yeh bata tu passport baake kaaan jayeega?”

buntu explains the company 's policy

while this conversation is taking place our havaldaar ruab singh glances around the room trying too make out the value of different appliances kept in room.. he also joins in the conversation saying “kitne hajaar milenge tuje meenhe mein”.

j ee 15000 ropaya- buntu replies coyly
bhai hume mithai nayee khi laye jaa -teri itni achii nokri jo lagee...
buntu-jee leke ataa hoon..
R R:: renee de ...humra kharcha dedee hum khud khareed lenge mithai.....
buntu - jeee kitne doon..
RR- de apni marjee se .... hum to bhala kaam karann ja rahe showing his teeth again...
buntu rushes into his room and brings 200 rs .... and offers them to RR
eee kya de raya hai..ter college ke ladko ne to do jaar jaar diye hain aur tu doo soo de raha ahi....
jee abhi hai nee mere pass - buntu tries his long tested formula but alas fails...
to fir chowkie aaja ....phile mein tera naam doondte hain......agar naye hai to verification kardenge..
buntu realises that hes loosing the battle so he says"sir doston se pooch ta hoon"
he returns after 2 mins after rummaging hi wallet .....
Ruab "1500 soo de aur kam khatam kar.."
buntu finally rummages 900 and the gives him...
Ruab takes it and says"theek hai ab kaam ho jayega"
and RR leaves

day:: one month past the above date
time :: 10 am
buntu checks the status of passport on tthe web profile and finds the status as police verifcation incomplete ... he visits the chowkie to ask for his verification ...
SHO sitting over there callls him over and thunders "tuje lagta " hai hume aur koi kaam nayee hai..
jaaa bagal wale kumre mainjaa ... wan puuch...
buntu does whats hes been told...and enter the adjoning room... here only another haval daar is sitting . buntu ASKS "sab kahan hai"
berificaton karne comes the reply....
buntu explains his case....
havaldar asks "thanee mein mithaee khilayee thi"
buntu-"nayee"
H-"tabhi"- jaldee se khlade kaam ho jaye ga
B-"wo to ghar pe le gayee the"
H-"wo alag tha yeha alag hota hai...jaldii kar time mat waste kar" 500 rupaya dede
B-rummaging his pocket and findnig only 400 " itne hi hain" offers him ....which H takes as if hes deserved an award ...
H-"ghar jaa befikar ho kaam ho jaye gaa"
so this cycle of bribe continues as some other officials arrive .....and loot our poor B ... but finally after 4and a half months his passport arrive s with the postman whom he hasnt see b4 -
P-"saab mubarak ho---passport aaya hai....kuch mithayee khiladoo"
B-really frustrated but happy that passsport has finally arrived" bhai mithaii khlate -2 meri jeb kalee ho gayee hai" and offers 50 rs note ..... which P accepts whining ly
so finally our hero gets hiss pasporrt and at what cost ????
2500 rs + passport charges
numerous incidents of harassments
loss in faith towards system ......in general