ULTAPULTA
Moneywise
Jaspal Bhatti

ONCE a thug who used to produce counterfeit currency printed 15-rupee notes by mistake. Instead of destroying the whole lot, he planned to use it in remote villages. He went to a village and asked a shopkeeper there for the change of a 15-rupee note. The shopkeeper without batting an eyelid took the 15-rupee note and handed him over two seven-and-a-half rupee notes from his cash box.

The problem of fake currency has always baffled the government. In its attempt to curtail this fraud, the government has decided to increase the thickness of the Rs 1000 note. The note will also feature the year of issue.

However, I have some other suggestions as well. The use of counterfeit currency should be allowed in special cases. So if you want to bribe a government servant, you should be allowed to use counterfeit currency without inviting any raid.

The counterfeit currency can also be put to use in giving dowry. The parents of the bridegroom will get some satisfaction that their son was worth crores of counterfeit currency.

All those hypocrites who go to temples only to show off should not think twice before offering counterfeit chadawa. If their minds are not pure, why should their currency be.

Politicians are often weighed with coins in election days to exhibit their popularity by their chamchas. The Election Commission should allow in such cases a politician be weighed only in counterfeit currency because their characters are also counterfeit.

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