Kala Dhan-Black Money

1965, GM Sadiq was the Chief Minister of J&K State and Pundit J N Zutshi was the Senior Superintendent of Police Udhampur. Udhampur was stronghold of Jan Sangh. Rampant burglaries at Udhampur caused furor for the police and the Government.Jan Sangh MLA Shiv Charan Gupta, organized regular demonstrations in the town and raised slogan “Ya chor ko pakdo-vernae gadhi chod dho” (Either catch hold of the burglar or leave the chair).

The police rounded up all history-sheeters for interrogation but to no clue. History-sheeters identify the burglar from the circumstantial evidence, but in the current situation they too raised their hands.

One day one of the history-sheeters of Udhampur identified the sloganeer in the crowd protesting against burglary. The sloganeer was his barrack mate in Srinagar Jail. He called him by his name, Hamid.  He went to Hamid and in his language pinched his hand to convey him that he detected the burglar. The burglar in one jerk ran through Army area. People chased him. A little ahead he was caught by some army men.  He pleaded that he was a deserter and the police is after him. They pitied him and let him go. A little ahead, he was again caught by some other army men. He again used the same dialogue. This time the army men were from Military Police. They caught hold of him and handed him over to the police. The Police heaved a sigh of relief. All the burglaries were solved and the stolen property was restored to the claimants. Processions came to an abrupt end. SSP Zutshi earned appreciation of his friend, the then Chief Minister G M Sadiq. 

Hamid was a history-sheeter from Srinagar. He was a man of taste. He used to shift his area of operation along with the Darbar Move to winter capital Jammu in November to escape chill cold of the valley. The Secretariat and other offices move under the orders of the General Department; High Court moves under the orders of the  Chief Justice of the High Court. Hamid has all powers vested in him and moves as per his own convenience. 

During my school days, students used to steal one another’s books. They used to sell them at half price to Kapoor Brothers and go for movies. One day one of my classmates lost complete satchel containing all his books and notebooks. Search and interrogation by Master Dwarika Nath Koul proved a futile exercise. Finally Master Koul announced that he would get roasted ‘kare’ (dry peas) the next day and give it to each student to eat. The one who stole the satchel would vomit blood. The whole class became restive lest even an innocent vomited blood.

C Lal S (Abbreviated name) one of the classmates became proactive. He appreciated the device and persuaded the teacher for early implementation of the device. While all were apprehensive, C Lal S pretended to be excited.

Two days later one student from the neighbouring school asked my elder brother whether any of his classmates had lost his satchel. He said in the affirmative and asked him how he knew it. The student from the neighbouring school told him that he saw C Lal S throwing and hiding a satchel in the ‘soie zand’ (nettle bush-the weed that causes blisters).

Protest organized at Jantar Mantar on 1st December, 2014 for Black Money by the Congress party headed by Rahul Gandhi and his cohorts reminded me of the characters like Hamid and C Lal S. Kickbacks of Bofer Gun investigator on way to Switzerland was given a secret letter addressed to authorities by Narsima Rao Government to go slow. Some of the missing Coal-gate files were discovered somewhere from the garbage dump. Ministers of the UPA- 2 involved with 2G scam are in jail. Kalmadi the Common Wealth Games is in jail. Robert Wadara’s scam for them is too small to be of any consequence.

‘Mandhchhuen launch te tim khevan nutchie nutchi’ It is the eunuchs who would feel ashamed but they enjoy livelihood while dancing. 

Bríjû dàss te Girdass chhú vanàn låsív tû basiv.

brijdass,a wanderer in exile at 75

Deprived of his Cremation Ground

by the Farooq Abdullah Government with acquiescence by the Rajiv Government at the Centre.

“Mezareabal tanie chi hazar tufaan

Vujarea gachi gachi kabaer ti ravem”(Dolwal)

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