Concluding part..........
Thoughts kept on coming to him.
The money he had spent on the elections? The pay backs he had promised? The
future elections he had to fight?? All these thoughts were disturbing him.
He had nearly surrendered to the
situation that the Principal Secretary entered the room with a big bunch of
files carried by the peon. He started to discuss the various files with the
Minister. Salary and allowances issues of Aanganwadi workers; NGO’s in
education etc. Our Bhaiya Jee listened to everything with no apparent interest.
The Principal Secretary was an
oldie. He guessed the mood of the minister and when the tea had been asked;
slowly probed Bhaiya Jee – “ Sir, aap kisi gahan vichar mein hain ? Shayad mein
kuch madad kar sakun ! “ Bhaiya Jee came out of his somber. Gave the equation a
deep thought. Then in a very dead and slow voice, threw the question which was
eating him up at the Secretary – “ Secretary Jee; yahan education ministry mein
kuch khane ko nahin hai ? Aap matlab samajh rahe hain na ??
The Principal secretary had seen
several new ministers. Also he was very helping nature. He smiled broadly and
replied – “ Sir, yahan bahut khane ko hai. Itna jitna kahin aur khane ko nahin.
Aur education hai, educated tarike se khaiye; haath bhi kale nahin honge. “
He added further – “ Government
ki taraf sey schools mein roz bachchon ko khane ko diya jataa hai – aap kha
jaiye. Kadoron mein hoga. Bharti par lakhon shikshak rakh lijiye- benaami-poori
tankhwaah kha jaiye. Jitne school opening ki manjoori ke liye aate hain; unse
jo bolo kha jaiye; classes badhane ki file pass karne ke kha jaiye…..”
“ All private medical, dental, engineering,
management apart from their respective ministries can not open their shop
without your nod – un sab ko kha jaiye. Partnership mein apne school college
khol lijiye. “
Listening to all this Bhaiya Jee
started to enter the zone of happiness; he got relaxed now.
The Principal Secretary aware of
the impact of his talks, closed the episode with one small filler – ‘ Sir, aap
humpar bharosa rakhiye aur seva kaa mauka dijiye; kaam aur bhi bahut hain jaise
school buildings ki marammat, transfers vagairah; par agli baithak mein. Abhi
aap thak gayen honge !”
The Principal Secretary started
to move; and just then Bhaiya Jee intercepted demanding his attention. Bhaiya
Jee said “ Let me share with you, I could not complete my basic education due
to family issues. Now I am The Education Minister of the State. It does not
looks good that the Education Minister of the State has not got some
educational degrees – could anything be done over this; in the larger interest
of the State."
Principal Secretary smiled again
and said – “ Yes Minister! Within 7 days I will get some degrees &
certificates registered in back date for you. The one you choose, I will
personally get placed on your wall."
And he left the room. Bhaiya Jee
suddenly metamorphosed in a real PIG in his chair !!
