Sanshodhan Page #4

Synopsis: Parmino is a small village in Central India, headed by a Village Committee comprising of all males. When the Government of India notifies the Committee that a third of them must be women, including people in schedules caste and tribes, the Sarpanch, Ratan Singh, decides to let women run for the election as well have seats in the Panchayat. After the meeting gets over, he asks his son, Inder, to get Manju, his wife, to sign the nomination papers. Also asked are the wife of another Panchayat member, as well as Vidya, the newly marred bride of a poor store owner, Bhanwar, who is indebted to Inder and Ratan Singh. In this way, Ratan and Inder hope to control the women through their respective husbands, and rule over the Panchayat as they have done before. They are in for a surprise when Vidya turns the tables on them, asking them to account where the funds for the partially built school were misappropriated as well having the rest of the village attend Gram Panchayat meetings and voice the
 
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could clear the debts...

he could have freed us of it

Do not wish from the dead.

Only then will they find peace.

How can his soul find peace

when I'm restless here?

Console yourself Mahisari

Once they go to the

quarry they return like this

I've lost three sons

Don't say that auntie...

...It frightens me

Send Mohania, everything is ready

No

He has to perform the rites

He has to tie the

turban and light the pyre.

And he has to repay the debts.

No, Mohania won't tie the turban

Mahisari the son

has to light the pyre

One is dead now it's his turn...

I won't let my son pay the debts

I will light the pyre.

He was like a brother to me

Teju.

Don't be stubborn,

one has to perform

the rites Mahisari...

Or his soul will not rest in peace.

Go Mohania, go my son

Come Mohania

68 sacks from Tanaji.

45 sacks from Punaram

150 sacks from Shamji

81 sacks from Gopalji.

76 sacks from Lakshman.

Kunwar we need the godown urgently

It will be ready

You are early Devidayalji

I was in time but you are late

Devidayalji you've got

to live in this village...

...and so do we

We have been and we will

I don't want people to

talk about our relationship

It's up to you to make

and break them

I just met B.D. O Saheb and

passed a scheme for the village

A road will be

constructed towards the temple

100 men will be hired

We can take the permission and

complete this building construction

What is the budget?

1.5 lakhs

Only for the school

There's no budget for the school

We're using the money

from the road budget.

And then we can decide what

the building can be used for

The budget is too less

for this work

Half of it will be

used for plastering

Complete the walls and the roof,

the plastering can be done later

It's impossible to

increase the budget

When shall we start?

As soon as possible

Come on, slowly...

- Yes

Empty this

Build the walls quickly.

Our children are roaming around

Hope the school bell rings quickly.

Mohania come here.

Here take this mistriji

Come quickly Kalubaba this too

So little. Only 12 rupees

They have sent only this much

They had promised 22 rupees

They promised. But now just this

We have paid the

same rates to everyone

They said the same thing last

year and promised to pay later

They haven't paid as yet.

When work began they promised

to pay everything and now this

Let bygones be bygones

The money belongs to the Panchayat

You are a member and you don't know

Exactly.

I can only pay this.

Either take it or leave it.

Take what they're paying

You've to look after Mohania

Take what you get. And

what happens will go on

We'll have to take a stand

Either take this or nothing

Take this or leave it

You've taken your share. Now leave

May you be blessed with a son

Come. Please be seated Bhanwar

Jijaji Prasad

- Yes, sister-in-law what is it.

You're in a hurry

Nothing special.

I just want to introduce

Bhanwar to B.D.O. Saheb

We are planning to open a

new ration shop in the village

He already owns a shop we are

going to include the ration quota

Don't forget to

mention about the school

You're very keen on it.

I'll have to remember

Vidya is worried because Devidayal

paid only 12 rupees to the workers

Yes the rate is 22 rupees. I know

without going through the files

But he spent a lot on the election

Now he will complete it somehow

If I had spent from my

pockets it would be fine

Won't I get any Prasad

This is all yours.

Unless someone gives it

to me how can I take it.

Panchayat is like a Prasad too.

Unless you say so,

how can I take it.

But you have been

working for so many years.

Yes people requested and I did.

Then you will remember...

that a few people

didn't get wages last year.

Is that so? It's strange.

There are no whereabouts.

Which scheme were they working for?

Jawahar Rojgar Yojna

I mean which section.

Education, Irrigation, P.W.D.

I.C.D.C.

D.W.C.R.A., I. D, R.P.

I don't know.

What was the job?

I mean digging?

Measuring? Did they get

hourly wages or daily wages.

Or the way it's been

written in the yojna.

When was it?

Last year.

Who will remember it now?

It must have been closed down.

But they were saying...

Yes... we have to close

the account in the same year.

Everyone was paid then and there.

But Mahisari was saying.

And you suspected the

Panchayat because of her.

Madam.

Tell me the truth.

Was it last year?

You're making no mistake!

Mistake!

I mean you must have

received the money and...

We do spend sometimes

you know. Or misplaced it.

One forgets such a meagre sum.

It was not a meager amount...

If I had the money I

wouldn't lose the land.

Hirna would've been saved.

The money was important.

She's still working.

But refusing the wages.

How come?

- I've got this.

And I feed Mohaniya

and put him to sleep.

I don't have to burn

the lamp in the night.

You suffer so much.

If I had the same strength...

I don't know what I would have done

I always come back half way.

It's the Panchayat's job

and I'm working for it.

But yet I don't know the truth.

Maybe I haven't tried.

But I'll find out.

I'll know the truth.

That lady has come with a

request from Paldi Meena.

She wants to meet you.

I can't meet her now.

Tell her she'll have to wait.

- Fine.

Don't worry,

come on Wednesday

your work will be done.

Yes, speaking.

Yes..

Tell me.

No, I saw last night.

Send this file forward.

Saheb has left.

I'll wait for him.

He won't come now.

You're worried unnecessarily.

There's a lady in our village...

who toils in the hot sun everyday...

and then goes home.

No one listens to her.

I have gone

through your application.

I would like to tell

you one thing frankly.

Nothing can be done about this case.

The file has been closed down.

What do you mean?

We've made all enquiries.

Complete and closed.

Without paying them?

The money has been sent from here.

Go through it once again.

Maybe you've overlooked something.

Our records are complete.

Can I see the record?

No, that's not permitted

It's a question of our prestige.

You won't listen.

Then take permission,

I'll come again.

I'm trying to tell you.

Her name is Mahisari.

You said it was Paldi Meena.

The rate was 22 rupees.

March, April, May.

The payments were made.

Mahisari.

Look here.

Is that her thumb impression?

How do I know. We filed

the papers we received.

But she wasn't lying.

I know her, you can meet her too.

I don't get paid to see their faces.

But...

You don't believe me.

Look here...

...the name of the

village Paldi Meena

A complete record of

the school building.

On September 16 a

check was conducted.

It was complete.

A total budget of

556143.75 rupees was given.

But its incomplete!

I'm showing you the documents.

The work is going on.

I'll take you there. Come with me.

The inspectors

report is all complete.

And the work that's going on,

where's the record?

There's no work

going on at the school.

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