Sanshodhan Page #8

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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1996
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And now she's out to ruin us.

You should've called us.

- I was confused.

Don't do anything

that'll harm your prestige.

I'm not against you

or your family Manju.

I am against the corruption here.

The poor have suffered.

I think you don't know that

I had suggested your name...

and he fulfilled my wish.

I didn't tell you to.

He got you elected...

gave you respect and honour.

People have voted for me...

I need to rise to their expectation.

You are betraying

those who have helped you.

Whom are you talking of.

This is our village. Our land.

And a few people have played games.

This house and a few

people from this house.

The villagers have been cheated.

I can't join hands with the corrupt.

Enough Vidya.

I've got to live here,

and bring up my daughter.

I've to tend to her.

How will you save her from

what's happening outside?

This is too much for me.

Do you know what he says...

she's brought ill

luck since she's born...

Why don't you kill her!

This is Mahisari's doing.

She's out to avenge us and

she's taken Vidya's support.

And you let her go?

I was like a glass.

If anyone filled it, it

didn't make a difference...

because I was of no use to you.

You had promised me Bhanwar.

But when one dies,

one opens one's eyes...

one can see the open

sky and the dry sand...

One questions every heart

beat that gives life...

and the breath that it shares...

You hadn't made any promises?

It or your wife?

If Vidya hadn't

interfered it would be the same.

Look Bhanwar, Vidya

has tutored you well...

or else you would

repeat what I would say.

Every man tries to learn the truth.

He has the right to think and know.

You mean to say that I

don't have a heart?

We don't have any feelings.

We only know to

complaint and mislead people.

I meant to say that...

It's alright Vidya.

Say something else.

Bhanwar. Let her speak!

Let us also know

what the matter is...

that has wrecked our relationship.

You may have forgotten,

but I remember...

Remember well...

how you stood under the

window one afternoon...

alone and sad...

you were trying to hide the fact...

that your name was struck off...

from school as you hadn't paid fees.

Your face revealed everything

You've done many favours...

But did you ever ask my

mother-in-law what the problem was.

You kept on helping him.

But you didn't help us to get

our land from our relatives.

You didn't get to

the root of the cause.

Don't talk about our house.

It's not the solution for our fight.

But favour is the main cause.

I helped Bhanwar in his bad days.

Was it a mistake?

Why are you talking of mistakes.

It can be rectified with trials.

But we can't shun

our responsibilities.

Listen to this.

We've made him independent and

she talks of responsibilities.

Yes. Give equality to women

so that they can kick us...

the ones whom I trusted

have now become enemies.

Are relations based on obedience?

Are good relations formed when

one is dominated by another?

Can't there be equality?

I am a woman. Can't

I walk on this land?

Doesn't my heart beat?

Why can't I speak out the

truth that I experience.

The money belongs to every

house and every child...

it can't be used for the

luxuries of one house.

How can I believe in it.

I didn't say it was your fault.

The women of this

village are quite sly...

they shed a few tears

so that we trust them.

But we have the papers

and the records too.

Not all that is

written is the whole truth.

Fine, but this money

is given by the govt.

This is not their hard earned money.

The money is meant for

them for their work...

and it is my duty to

see that they get it.

You mean to say it's stolen.

It's not, it is a

sort of adjustment.

They have sent the

money and those who...

have to receive it have no idea.

What's wrong, if we have used it.

We have done a lot for this village.

We give them the time

and contest election.

No one asked you to.

You're doing it for

your selfish needs.

People who were called to

work at the school building...

were labourers.

We are taking their

hard earned money.

We are starving

them for our luxuries.

You have so much hatred and

doubts against us in your mind.

I never thought that

you'd misunderstand us.

Then please help us.

Make the records public.

Let the Panchayat see the papers.

The Panchayat has some limitations.

There's a system.

Which is decided by a few people.

Why not?

These women have taken the

Panchayat's building into custody.

Have they captured it or saved it?

If they hadn't.

The school would've been

turned into a godown...

and the matter

would have been closed.

We can create records...

which can cast

aspersions on your behaviour.

You have seen

records are fabricated.

You are involved with them.

So can be charged too.

I'll believe what the villagers say.

It was my duty to warn you.

You will be responsible

for everything henceforth.

Don't consider this school...

as your personal loss or victory.

Keep in mind the

elections next year.

If I keep quiet,

people will take advantage.

Be cool.

Leave everything to me.

If these women have...

taken over illegal

custody of the building...

they'll repent for it.

They have to be taught a lesson.

It's the police.

They are trying to frighten us.

Anyone there? - Madam.

After all they're the police...

what can we do at

this hour of the night.

Answer us.

We are the Police.

We have to keep quiet.

Whatever happens we won't budge.

We have the children with us.

What if something happens?

Let them hit me or shoot

I won't move from here.

We know that you're inside.

Come out quietly.

If the police force us,

the children will get hurt.

Shall we leave the school then?

I'm warning you,

if you don't come out,

we will have to come in.

Fine this is the last

warning either you come out...

or we'll have to take action.

You've come alone?

They don't want to.

- Then we'll have to arrest them.

Why?

Because you have unlawfully

taken custody of this building.

Custody? In fact we

have prevented misuse.

We are running a school here.

It's the law that matters.

Tell the others to come out quietly.

They won't.

You are trying to force us.

We are sitting calmly.

We are not doing anything wrong.

You won't listen.

Come on let's bring them out.

Hey... wait...

What are you doing?

Do you think this is right.

Are you justified.

I had warned you earlier.

Does it suit you... you are

beating innocent children.

Stop this. Please stop it.

Please stop it.

This is a matter for the Panchayat.

I'll call the Sarpanch.

Narsingh...

It's alright...

Please come out all of you.

Teju...

...go bring the Kunwar here.

Kunwar saheb is

wanted at the school.

He hasn't returned as yet.

Strange. The police has

come to the village...

and Kunwar Sahab has vanished.

What's wrong, any

problems at the school

Yes there's tension.

But the entire village is present.

I'll inform Kunwar

saheb when he returns.

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