I had slept fitfully last night. I just about managed to get a dozen eggs and a small loaf of bread  yesterday and was wondering how long my rations would last. Normally I buy my groceries at the beginning of the month but this month, preoccupied as I was with Wow Dinga and Anna Shetty, my schedule has gone for a bit of a toss. However, with my ever faithful local baniya ever willing to oblige, I was not really bothered. I must say though, that the Traders‘ strike ( I am all for them) has thrown a spanner in the works,

So this morning I woke up to the TV blaring and  Arnav Goswami screaming

” Your channel TIMES NOW has a breaking news story  where Maharashtra State Legislators and the Mumbai Municipal Corporators have decided to donate just a core of rupees each in order to make up the shortfall that the Local Body Tax would have generated. This”,  he thundered, “was a true reflection of a Government of the People, for the People and by the People.”

I immediately jacknifed out of bed, unable to believe what I was hearing. Could it be true that finally our elected representatives  had our interests at heart? After all a mere crore each couldn’t really put more of a dent in their pockets as an additional 10% ( I am assuming this figure as I have not really had the time to follow this story thanks to my new Granny duties) would in our home budgets. I began thinking that if every state minister, every MLA, local body representative and even high level Government employee donated just a crore of rupees each our exchequer would be overflowing. After all, who would have imagined that a humble Railway Official would be in a position to bribe a minister with TENS of Crores!!!!!

But then when I read the papers that two cabinet ministers were booted out, I realised that Arnav only came in my dreams and that the strike would continue for yet one more day…….

I wonder who has a longer breath …………..