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Tell me please...

Magan's son told me it was published

in Jan Morcha newspaper.

(Budhia ) lf l could...

...l'd give up my life to save our land.

At least your kids would be taken care of.

Remember when we stole money

from Pir Baba's shrine?

What a thrashing dad gave us.

l must say, he had a heavy hand.

Always left his mark.

Yeah, he could hit hard.

- l made some enquiries.

- About what?

About the suicide programme.

Commit suicide

and compensation is assured.

Guaranteed.

We've gone through so much

to protect our forefathers' land

and now we are losing it.

lf l could, l would give up

my life to save it.

No, brother, why should

you give your life?

l'll give up mine.

Why you ? l'll kill myself.

No, l will.

You have a wife and kids

to take care of.

You mustn't. l'll die.

No. l'll die.

Shut up, l'll die.

Think you 're brave?

No, brother, l'll give up my life.

Sure?

Fine. You kill yourself.

Don't change your mind now.

lt takes only two minutes.

Since you won't let me, you do it.

lt's the same thing, really.

lt's time for a short break but before that,

the headlines of the day.

Shilpa Shetty denies her earlier remarks

on her relations with Prince William.

Opinion polls predict

a comfortable victory

for Chief Minister Ram Yadav,

in the Mukhya Pradesh by-election.

And farmer suicides continue unabated

as 7 9 more take their lives

in the last one week alone.

After the break

Union Minister for Agriculture,

Mr Salim Kidwai, joins us to discuss

the farmer suicides' issue.

What is going on with the autocue?

Krish...

Yes, send him in.

Your number one fan is here.

Vivek...

- How are you , sir?

- ...handsome as ever.

Hello, Salim. Good to see you .

- You never came to my party.

- Yes, l'm so sorry about that, Salim.

l wasn't well,

l really couldn't have made it.

But you went to Jaitley's.

Yes, l did,

but l got sick after that.

l would love to have been there.

Must you be so heartless?

And we're coming out

of a break right now.

Welcome back to News at 9.

With us is Union Minister for Agriculture,

Mr Salim Kidwai.

Sir, every 8 hours a farmer in the country

has been committing suicide

which brings us to the unthinkable

number of 1 ,7 0,000 since 1 998.

Now, can the government

be called indifferent?

Media should check its facts

before reporting.

A number of these so called suicides

are actually natural deaths.

The government cannot be held

accountable for age or infirmity, can it?

So should the government just sit back

and let the farmers die?

- ls that what you 're saying?

- Not at all.

We have waived loans,

we've increased credit,

we've started new irrigation policies.

Sir, but how do you propose

the government can stop

these farmer suicides?

lndustrialisation.

No developing nation can afford

to depend on agriculture alone.

You , as the Agriculture Minister

of the country,

you are saying that we should

forget agriculture

and look to industrialise,

when we have a...

You 're putting words in my mouth.

No, l did not...

- ...is totally dependent...

- ln fact...

Now to come to the elections, sir,

how important

are the Peepli by-elections for you ?

The polls say that your candidate

does not stand a chance.

Let the elections take place.

The people are fed up

of the strong-armed tactics

of this castist

communalist government.

But given the Chief Minister's boast

that he'll win this election

by a record margin,

you think your political reputation

is at stake here?

Not mine, his.

He's the one making these tall claims.

But your enmity with the Chief Minister

is out in the open.

lt's hardly a secret, Mr Salim Kidwai.

'There is a saying in Hindi, you know.

'There may be disagreements in politics,

but never enmity.'

Bastard! He went to lTVN first?

Run the corporate scam story

on his brother round the clock.

He'll fall in line.

When does lTVN's

election programming begin?

l'm talking to you guys, are you deaf?

lt's already on. They had Chief Minister

Ram Yadav yesterday.

Today, it's Mr Salim.

Sir, the TRP for this week is here.

The Sacred Pumpkin story

is topping the charts.

Boss loved this story.

l told him, it was Deepak's idea.

l flower under your shadow, sir.

Sir, l've got a great lead.

When Saif Ali Khan was in class eight

he kissed a girl.

The girl is still in love with him!

Will she appear on TV?

She will. l've spoken to her.

Firstly, get her byte.

Then Saif's denial, right, sir?

Since you 're getting Saif,

might as well cover Kareena.

Will the mother talk?

Sir, l haven't spoken

to Sharmila madam yet.

Not Saif's mother, you fool, the girl's.

You think too much.

- There is a school teacher...

- Fine! We've got the story.

(Mobile rings )

Find some romantic footage of Saif.

From the film Yeh Dillagi.

Please chat less

and prepare for the OTS.

The headline will be

''The Twelve Year Smooch''.

Wow! lt's great.

C.M. Ram Yadav is coming to Delhi.

Go on then, get his byte.

- My respects, sir.

- Bless you .

A surprise visit, sir?

l rushed over so that l don't miss you .

Work.

- How is your boss?

- Fine. Sir, l needed a sound byte.

Of late, the English media

has been ranting against me.

Who watches them anyway?

We're the real journalists,

with a finger on the people's pulse.

Deepak, l want at least 1 5 stories

before the elections.

All positive.

You 're going to win

by a record margin.

Of course l will.

- Sir, a small interview.

- Go ahead.

- Roll camera.

- Rolling, sir.

Please, move aside.

- Ready?

- Yes.

Chief Minister Yadav, what is your

government's biggest achievement?

Prosperity of farmers!

Prosperity of farmers

means prosperity of the nation!

What rubbish. Have you gone mad?

But he's doing it for your sake.

Why should he commit suicide?

What good are you ?

You don't even have a family,

you commit suicide!

Precisely,

my death will bring nothing.

This way at least your children

will have the land.

Hang on...listen.

Have you lost it?

When you 're of no use alive,

what good will you be dead?

l see.

So he's brainwashed you ?

l've said nothing, ask him.

What doesn't a man do for his kids?

And for his mother?

Shut up, mother!

She is to blame for all this.

There she goes again.

Budhia, give her two slaps

and throw her out.

Let's see who dares!

- l'll break your bones.

- Get lost! Man-eater!

Bedridden good-for-nothing,

yak-yak-yak.

Get out! Thorn of a cactus!

Look how she's gone

to fetch water for you .

Notice how she's showing

her concern already.

Listen to the next one.

Cloth is aplenty

but the shirt is tight.

Cloth is aplenty

but the shirt is tight.

Clouds are aplenty,

but such little rain.

Drought.

Cars are aplenty,

but barely enough oil.

Try driving!

Rakesh?

THE DAlLY J AN MORCHA

NEWSPAPER OFFlCE

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