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Sorry guys, I seriously could not think of a better post title.. was thinking for like 10 minutes and gave up..

Let me start with an example..

You are driving the car, suddenly RTO stops you in the middle of the road and asks for your car papers.. you realize that your car’s PUC has been expired or you have left it at home.. so? the officer tells you, you have to pay Rs. 1,000 as fine.. and.. the process of pataofying mama starts.. you end up paying him Rs. 2oo 0r 300 bribe and feel proud that you saved Rs. 700..

But did you even bother to check if there is actually fine of Rs. 1,000 for the PUC? or he was just fooling you to get the bribe money?

Well, if you are not sure, then you should do something to make sure that, you know the fine you have to pay.. so that no one can fool you with some bogus charges or figures..

I have been into this kind of situation more than twice.. we have even fought with the RTO guys in their office and made them read their own rule book… and realized that, the charges which were told to us did not exist at all.. the fine was 10 times lesser than what they had told us..

Obviously this does not happen all the time but we never know when it will happen to us.. so it’s better to be prepared…

Not many of us know about this.. Traffic Police of Mumbai website has a PDF document with the list of all the charges.. you can download it from here, take a print of it and keep it in your vehicle.. so next time, if someone tries to slap you any charge.. you better be ready with the exact figures

I hope it helps..

It started on 261108.. 60 hours of terror, Mumbai turned into a slaughter house with few kids roaming around with the guns in their hand, showering bullets like never before.. The government finally woke up from the sleep, policemen tried to handle the terror but they lost 3 important policemen in it, army, navy and NSG commandos handled the situation and made sure that people are safe.. the terror finally came to an end..

Mumbaikars started protesting.. they flooded Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, Inboxes with 26/11 messages.. candles, peace march,  voting campaigns.. what not..

Kasab.. enjoys the free food…

The politicians, finally started appearing on the TV screens, started giving interviews.. started putting the hoardings, started making the promises.. the government changed the CM, Deputy CM and made sure that strict action will be taken against the terrorist, new defense team will be provided to Mumbai and other important cities..

Kasab.. enjoys the free food…

At this point, people still have 26/11 in mind, they are still busy with the voting campaigns..

Time for the elections… lowest voter turnout.. people preferred to enjoy the weekend holiday than voting.. the same government is back..

Kasab.. enjoys the free food…

People forget 26/11.. people are now more busy with Marathi, Bihari.. Maharashtra pride, Shivaji statue, Bombay – Mumbai…

Kasab.. enjoys the free food…

Time for the assembly elections.. again, this time too.. lower voter turnout.. the same government is back again.. the party which people hated most has is dancing in joy and proud..

No mention of 26/11 anywhere.. no progress report on steps taken to prevent such terror attacks again.. we are still busy with Marathi and Bihari issue..

Kasab.. enjoys the free food…

The 26/11 anniversary is just around the corner.. people start remembering the terror attacks suddenly.. the media is back in full swing.. political parties are back in action again.. police realize that the faulty bulletproof jacket which Hemant Karkare was wearing, is actually lost.. they lost it when he was being moved to the hospital.. (Very hard to digest though…)

Few companies and news channels have started making mockery of 26/11 by organizing some kind of so called “charity programs”…

And finally today, the first anniversary of 26/11 attacks.. let’s see what we have achieved so far..

• Mumbai finally has a defense force.. Force One..
• No one is still sure about the security of Malls and other public places.. it’s still VERY easy to fool them..
• Our policemen still doesn’t have enough arms and ammunitions
• Our policemen are still unfit and corrupt
• Our policemen still can’t control local goons.. forget about the terror attacks..
• Media is still using the same old line “Spirit of Mumbai"
• Mumbaikar is still afraid of another 26/11..
• AND Kasab is still enjoying his free food.. he is still laughing at our judiciary system..

26-11-2010

• The security at malls and public places is still the same…
• Our policemen are still in the same condition..
• Media is trying to find new ways to make money.. to get more eyeballs… Spirit of Mumbai is no more helping…
• Mumbaikar is still the same.. afraid of the attacks, afraid of the politicians.. afraid of the policemen.. afraid of the whole bloody system..
• But Kasab is still laughing and enjoying his free food..

And the cycle continues..

I really don’t understand what these police guys are upto.. one way, they claim that they are here to help people but when it comes to helping people.. they indeed add more trouble into it..

Yes, I know they do help people in cases like theft and all but what about minor issues? Instead of solving them, they try to cut short and find the temporary solution…

Examples would be.. e.g. when you are sitting with your girlfriend or anyone in a area which is not so busy.. and it’s night time..

The police guy walks in, check your license and asks you to leave from that area as it’s not “safe”…

I don’t understand, if it’s not safe then why they can’t increase the security… instead nabbing the miscreants, they prefer asking common men to leave the place, so that miscreants don’t trouble common people and a common man doesn’t go to police station to lodge FIR..

This is the solution that they have… (Yea, I had faced this problem couple of years back near Lokhandwala, I am sure many of you must have faced this too)

RTOs (Traffic Police) too are equally responsible in this.. most of them look get “extra” money most of the time..

A year back or so, my sister had parked the car in no parking, they took the car and when we went to collect the car, they started asking for Rs. 1,000 fine.. we actually fought with them as there was no such rule where they can fine us for Rs. 1,000 (rules related to PUC or Car Parking), we made them read their rulebook and had to make them realize that they can’t fool people.. in the end, they charged us what they were supposed to (legally) – around Rs. 400.

2nd incident was today.. infact, an hour back..

The RTO guy stops my car, tell me that I have to take off my car’s film (on the glasses), the reason? There are  many illegal activities going on in the cars with the dark glasses.. I was like WTF.. dude, does it mean, people with cars with transparent glasses won’t get into illegal activities?

They just don’t understand the basics.. they don’t understand that, they have to work harder on catching those 1% of people who are into illegal activities.. not trouble 99% of the people who are not doing anything wrong..

I guess, I will never understand their logic being rules and regulations..

I am sorry but I am really angry at this point so my words might not be right but that’s the fact and we can’t deny it..

Before you jump to any conclusions… Let me make it clear.. I was NOT AT ALL serious about the title of this post.. I did not mean it.. haha

Couple of recent incidents forced me to write something about the policemen.. I am not trying to say that, every policeman is bad, but till now, I have not come across any good genuine policemen (Except from the Cybercell Mumbai guys, who left me impressed… that’s a different story all together)

Okay, so.. let’s cut the crap..

I was surfing some news sites today and on TOI website, found this article: Now, MNS goes after ‘Pak’ signboards

The article talks about, a shop in Mulund named Karachi Sweets, which according to MNS, is anti-Indian and the shop owner should change the name within 10 days or face the consequences. (The shop’s brand is almost 30 year old)

No, I am not going to bash MNS here… the real action begins when the shop owner goes to the police for help…

The policemen agrees with MNS and asks the shop owner to change the name.. some of them even suggested names like “Mumbai Sweet House”.. the logic? Well, according to police, the name will help shop owner to attract more buyers.. haha

Here are the excerpts from the article:

The local police were informed but, instead of assuring protection, officials said it would be "better” if the shop changed its name and avoided any confrontation with MNS activists.

Residents of the area share the shop manager’s fears. "Change of name could be misleading. Many may think that the original shop has shut down and they may stop going there,” one of them said.

However, the police have a different view. "We suggested that the owner should rename his shop as Mumbai Sweet House,” a Mulund police station officer said. "That will attract more customers to the shop.” Another similarly helpful suggestion came from the policemen who met the owner; they asked him to apply to the BMC’s shops and establishments department for a change of name on a priority basis.

Another officer admitted the police station had received a letter from the MNS, informing them about an agitation against the signboard. "We wanted to prevent a problem and advised the shop owner to take a quick decision on renaming the shop,” he said.

I am not sure where a common man will go? Police is not ready to help him, he is forced to change the name.. I think it’s time that people will start keeping guns with them so they can fight back in these kind of issues.. (as police is not helping at all)

Here is another example:

This one is about the movie Deshdrohi, which was banned in Maharashtra but later got clearance from the court..

But, in Mumbai, no one is ready to screen it.. why? Well.. do I need to say again? haha..

Let’s talk about the role of police here.. (The article is here)

Deshdrohi was to be screened in halls like Alankar in Grant Road and Nandi in Bandra. But Nandi had to instead screen Sarkar Raj. Sheru who manages both halls said, "A senior cop from VP Road police station asked us to avoid screening it saying it may create problems. I told my manager to go to the police station with the court order but they repeated the statement. Finally on Thursday we decided not to screen it. Some Shiv Sainiks came to Nandi and tore up posters of the film, warning us against showing it.”

Even Amar cinema, Chembur has been forced to screen Ghajini instead of Deshdrohi. Shabbir Sheikh, manager of the hall said, "The cops came here and told us not to screen the film. When I told them the court had lifted the ban, they said even if I asked for protection they would not be able to provide it as they were short-staffed.”

In this case also police washed off their hands saying, we are not going to help you.. you bow down to demands of these political parties..

I had personally faced couple of experiences few years back.. 1st one was when I had met with an accident.. I had to pay Rs. 5000 as bribe to policeman even if it was not my fault.. and on the top of it, they filed counter case on me.. (The whole experience was really pathetic and painful part.. will post about it some other time)

Another personal experience was when my car tape got stolen.. to get FIR report, the policeman asked me to pay Rs. 1,000 bribe and when we denied to pay, they kept us waiting for hours almost daily and gave it after a week..

All these experiences are certainly not helping to create a good impression of Policemen..

Again, I am not saying all the policemen are bad but if you look at the current scenario.. I don’t see any positive signs..

24 hours.. more than 150 people dead, more than 330 people injured.. approximately 20 – 25 terrorists, around 10 killed.. Mumbai on fire… messed up messed up situation…

I have no idea what the hell is going on with the security, I haven’t been able to sleep much.. eyes are glued to the TV all the time.. hoping for some good news but I guess, it’s going to take it’s own time…

I am still waiting to see the choppers and army guys jumping in from the rooftop but I don’t see that happening either..

I want to write more on this but for some reason, I am not able to… I am not even able to work..

May be I am disturbed with these things.. I am feeling like cutting each of them into pieces but this is never going to happen.. the ones who will be caught will be sent to the jail and they will again enjoy the free food…

Our so called Maharashtra lover politicians have decided to sit in their holes.. as it’s not safe to go out in Mumbai… may be they will come out once everything is done…

Prime Minister and Chief Minister are asking everyone to stay clam and feeling sorry for the ones who died… but no one is talking about how strictly they will deal with this..

Some of the news channels are showing about Spirit of Mumbai.. screw it guys.. screw it… screw the spirit.. I am fedup with that…

Barkha Dutt is busy in showing how army is planning to trap these bastards.. this stupid female doesn’t know that by showing secret plans, she is not going become smartest journo in the world.. she is informing terrorists with the updates so that they can communicate using satellite phones..

I guess…. I have reached the end of my random thoughts…

Let’s hope we get hold of these bastards every soon…

Jai Maharashtra.. Jai Hind..

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