All institutions, malls, markets are closed since Saturday. Encroachments cannot be seen anywhere. The roads are deserted, even the beggars are taking a day off . Police personnel is everywhere.
The reason for this situation is bad enough but still the forced changes that have been brought about in Ludhiana are very surprising. I did not know that my city's roads were so wide, the markets are looking actually spacious in the absence of encroachers, the police staff is polite and helpful. But on the flip side, the sewerage pipes of our locality are again blocked and ofcourse, nobody will bother to come here, after all Punjab is bandh, bhai!! If in normal circumstances, the administration chooses to look the other side , then now it is their right not to report for duty !!
Some people will actually go out of their way to disrupt the smooth flow of life, smash anything and everything which comes in their way, throw stones on even school buses, uproot trees, dividers and what not. I suppose these are those people who don't have family values at all. These are uniquely self centered persons who want to show us that they are not to be ignored. So what if they cannot work for our betterment, so what if their energetic and so called charismatic personalities cannot be used for making fruits,vegetables, atta, dal cheaper; roads better; schools donations-free;politics corruption free; so what!!
Punjab is also a land of babajis, maharajs and gurujis. Why should there be a bandh at all if everyone is so religious ? Surely, they can help us to fight drug addiction and the falling family values. Or are all the teachings meant to be followed by the over zealous punjabi inside the deras only ?
Anyway, children are getting anxious to go back to their schools , elders to their offices, ladies back to the kitty halls and I want to go again for window shopping in my favourite mall.
