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Many people, whose business and personal transactions came to a standstill, were very distressed. But there were an equal number of happy people who now had an excuse. "Sahib, please wait for a few days. Let the strike end, and then we will make your payment". This seems to be a genuine excuse. But people also come up with the most ridiculous excuses to stall somebody’s payment. "Sir, let the bird flu pass then we will make your cheque". Or "Sir, let the monsoon be over, we’ll have your payment ready!" Some people don’t do business during shradhh. Others deem it inauspicious to depart with money in the morning hours. "Sir, abhi to boni ka time hai". It is only the police which is ready for transactions whether they are at the site of a robbery or a murder. Coming back to the bank strike, it affected almost everybody’s business. Two dacoits were playing cards when the wife of one of them burst upon them, "The whole day you have not been doing anything except drinking and playing cards. Don’t you have to go to work?" One of the dacoits replied, "Don’t you know that there is a strike?" "But dacoits are never on strike", she countered. "You silly woman, we are not on strike. It is the bank strike. Only when it reopens, will we loot it!" |
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few days back, employees of the State Bank of India went on strike. It
is apparent they had some demands. Otherwise, it is very difficult to go
on strike, just to pass time.