ulta pulta
Unfair target
Jaspal Bhatti

My friend Punia always wanted his wife to become a political leader. He would always incite her, "Why don’t you start a woman morcha against something? Why don’t you do some social service? Why don’t you raise your voice against atrocities on women?"

One day she retorted, "Don’t force your ideas and ambitions on me or I’ll stage a dharna against all husbands, who don’t let their wives lead independent lives."

Punia somehow pacified his wife, while appreciating her leadership qualities, "Look dear, you can become a political leader in no time as it is easier for a woman to do so. You will become a District Chief or something before you know it."

" Okay! What do I have to do?" she asked.

Punia said, "I have the roadmap ready. First round up a group of women in your mohalla and start a drive against medical centres, which determine sex of an unborn child and abort female foetuses."

Next week Mrs Punia led a 10-women morcha and smashed the windowpanes of a clinic and roughed up the doctor. Mr Punia arranged the electronic media for the coverage. The injured doctor was seen threatening Punia on TV, "Why don’t you rein in your wife?" I am a veterinary doctor. I legally conduct the sex determination test on buffaloes. You fool, the government needs high milk yielding buffaloes."

Mrs Punia and her team didn’t get more offers from any political parties, but all TV channels have asked her and her team for their services to help them create scoops.

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