A letter to the CM

Mr CM,

I’m not entirely sure you’re aware of the affairs of the state as I am – occasional power supply, scarce water supply, corruption, unemployment etc etc. I wonder what takes your time other than siphoning off money and hounding opposition party members. Now that you’ve placed your son at the Deputy CM’s post and got your daughter-in-law elected to the Parliament, the people would like to see some action.

People don’t expect much from their government. They don’t expect you to attract industries into the state, take strong measures to eradicate corruption or even get the economy back on track. That’s got nothing to do with their indifference, it’s just that a stalwart like you can only be interested in gaining/regaining power and making money. But, the people expect a few things – power and water. Thankfully, there’s still an overwhelming portion of Punjabis which don’t require your Dal -Aata scheme. They can earn their bread. But again, I’m sure relations need to offload their harvest. The people want someone in the cabinet who’s dedicated to public welfare – an honest, hard working and intelligent man. We have one in Manpreet Singh Badal but every time he raises alarm over the state’s dismal economic situation, he gets reprimanded. As for corruption, every criminal organisation needs to feed it’s foot soldiers.

But we still want power and water supply. It’s difficult to console oneself when your neighbouring cities enjoy power throughout the day and you end up paying more for less power. Our state is called ‘the land of five rivers’, ironic that the taps run dry at anytime between 5 am to 5 pm. I get it, the power is scarce and you need to give free power to the villagers because they vote for you. But even after three stints as CM, if the state is in such bad shape it’s not the citizens’ fault it’s your fault. Sure, you blame the previous governments but I doubt if they stole the power supply and siphoned it off to off shore accounts. And how come every time you visit a city, it experiences no power cuts. I can very well imagine people inviting you to set up your home in their cities.

I’m at the end of the letter. Not because I have nothing more to say but it’s just that the power is going off at any moment now. Goodbye, Sir.

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