Satyagraha Page #5

And, l hereby announce his freedom!

Long live Daduji.

You cannot expel me from | your school today, Sir.

On this happy occasion | l request Daduji to...

kindly accept this | gift from the government.

When l was behind bars...

l often thought of my son Akhilesh.

And wondered what he | would've done, if he were alive.

And, l realized that probably he | would've done what got done here.

Perhaps Akhilesh's | absence is being filled now.

Perhaps l have found another son.

Long live Manav.

Splendid, splendid!

This is double happiness!

So Mr. Dwarka, kindly | accept this cheque now.

Pardon me, but l | cannot accept this cheque.

But why?

l didn't slap the DM only...

because my cheque was getting delayed.

lt was also for those millions of | common people who have to wait for...

years on end just to | receive their legitimate claims.

But, how are the two things connected?

They are, Mr. Minister.

The frustration, desperation and | humiliation that l suffered...

is inflicted by your corrupt | system on these people every day.

So, now all of us will confront your | corruption and injustice unitedly.

l have a right to this cheque...

but l wont accept it until all the...

pending applications gathering dust...

in Ambikapur's | government offices are cleared.

Tell me, Mr. Dwarka...

how many dues and claims | are pending in this district?

Do you know that, Mr. Minister?

lf not, start finding out.

Because l'm giving you 30 days for this.

And your time starts... now!

ls this ajoke, Mr. Dwarka?

30 days, Mr Minister! 30 days.

Else the public will | really make ajoke out of you.

Let's go.

Long live Daduji!

He refused your compensation. What | would you like to say about that?

This cheque of 2.5 million is going | to re-write Ambikapur's history...

Acquitted of the charge of slapping the DM, | Mr. Dwarka Anand has thrown an open challenge...

to both the government | and the administration.

30 days to clear the countless | files buried under corruption!

lnteresting times ahead.

But today, a 70-year | old school teacher...

has given a powerful push to | the jammed wheels of democracy.

At Gandhi Chowk, Ambikapur. | With cameraman Jolly Pinto.

Yasmin Ahmed, ABP News.

Kabir stands in the market place | Holding aloft a burning torch!

Whosoever sets his house on | fire ls welcome tojoin him!!

Daduji, do you think that the government | will take any action on your ultimatum?

This Government is not | going to do anything!

Sumitra is right. Well | have to do everything.

We need to first find out | about all the pending cases.

But how, Daduji?

So many villages, towns... | must be millions of cases.

lf we go to them, it'll cost us time.

lnstead, they could reach | us easily, in less time.

But... how?.

- Get me a whiteboard. - Sure, brother.

How many blocks are there in Ambikapur?

Seven...

And how many councils in each block?

About 30-35.

7 into 35...

245.

We have to reach 245 councils.

We use a three-pronged strategy.

Mark the entry-exit | points of the blocks.

Then, train volunteers | in each council area.

Can we get 490 educated people, Arjun?

l can get you double | that number. ln 24 hours.

Good!

We train them to photocopy, | scan, email and store...

Open collection centres in the | marketplace of every council.

Two...

We publicise Dadujis appeal | through pamphlets, cable TV...

Play his audio-visual | recordings on social media day & night.

Cycles, rickshaws and horse-carts will | announce the locations of collection centers.

Yasmin, if you can get some news | channels to cover the appeal story...

that would be the icing on the cake.

Arjun, gather volunteers.

Sumitra, conduct the training.

And lndrojeet, take | charge of the documentation.

This way we can | gather 70-80% the claims.

Wow boss! All we needed was you.

With you in the team, | well be unstoppable.

Absolutely!

Hold on. Manav has a | flight to catch tomorrow.

He has a business to take care of.

And, his own life to live.

Yes, l am taking the | first flight back tomorrow.

No...

Sumi, may l use your computer?

Mines crashed. Need to file a report.

Sure... but mine is too slow.

Why don't you use Akhilesh's computer?

Am booting it for the | first time in months.

Since...

Sumitra.

Coming, Dad.

Fix my meetings for tomorrow.

lll take the night flight to Paris.

The contract should've | been signed 10 days ago.

Ask Andre to ready the papers.

lll head straight to hq.

Ask Khatri to...

Manav.

Fix my meeting with the Minister.

Yes?

Manav, had Akhilesh | submitted his resignation?

No...

He never told me.

He refers to some confidential report.

This resignation | raises several questions.

No way. Resignation is out of question.

On the contrary, the | minister had praised his work...

and made him in-charge of all | the projects of the district.

What about the flyover | mishaps enquiry report?

The minister ordered that himself.

From an international firm, | Engineers Audit.

The report is on our website.

lt was a human error.

This is where Mr. Akhilesh sat.

Always busy.

Always cared for the poor.

l really liked the Screensaver...

so l didn't change it.

- You want to tell Uncle? - No. Not now.

You're still up, Dad?

l thought since you're leaving tomorrow.

l couldn't even speak with you properly.

Should l serve the food?

Okay.

Uncle, you should...

rest now.

Sit, son.

l just wanted to say that...

l completely misunderstood you.

So many times...

l... used such harsh words...

Uncle, what are you saying!

Now l understand why | Akhilesh loved you so much.

After his death, l was stunned.

So many times l wondered...

if l would be able to pull through.

But...

now that l have you...

that void is filling up.

Thank you, son.

Uncle, you're | everything now, for me too.

Son, you will leave tomorrow.

Your business...

l'm not going anywhere, Uncle.

Until this 30-day | mission of yours is done...

lll be right here. With you.

You should rest now.

We have to begin the campaign tomorrow.

lf a special session is not | summoned to implement the public demand...

our party workers will take to the | streets and start a massive movement.

lf any legislator | takes to the streets...

he will lose the voters confidence.

You're attacking the very branch on | which you are perched, Mr. Gauri Shankar.

Every legislator of every | party puts in a lot of hard work...

patience and | investment to win an election.

Only so he can earn | something for 5 years.

No one has the right to | jeopardize his investment!

lf we let a handful of people | blackmail democratically elected leaders...

this fire will get out of control.

And, you can then kiss your | legislative career goodbye.

Your tactics are clever.

Demands are bang-on too.

But even you know that without | political support, it'll amount to zero.

The common man is not free to | come and shout slogans everyday.

For that, you need solid | workers from the BMD Party.

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