BMC’s new toy..

For some time now, the BMC — the god of small things (well, actually everything) in b’bay — has been saying that they are taking the cleaning up of b’bay very seriously … err.. something a lot of people are willing to contest — but i’m going off-track…

yesterday, i saw actual proof that the BMC is really trying to clean up b’bay… i saw this tiny little robot-like apparatus — which looked like it was a manned version of R2D2, cleaning the road, with rather fancy looking bristles — a big-brother u can say of the tile polisher that makes the horrible noise when the neighbours are “doing” their house yet another time…

very impressive i must say… though, wonder when the BMC will realise that the time to use this new toy is in the wee hours of the morning or late at nite, when not too many cars want to use the road…. definitely not at noon when your “toy” causes a massive traffic jam!!!!

Touché!

An article in today;s Mumbai Mirror….. hits the nail bang on the head!!

Cheers Mr. Thakraney!

Is this justice?
Our news channels have gone into a tizzy on the 1993 blasts death sentences. But before you rejoice at the capital punishment awarded to three of the many terrorists, do consider these points: It’s taken over 14 years to get there… what sort of justice is that to all those dead, maimed and bereaved during the blasts? The world turned over many times on its head in that period, as the survivors kept waiting for the agony to end. I am quite sure at this point, most of them don’t give a damn one way or another. Next: Okay, so we got the foot soldiers, but the masterminds are out of our reach, and even as you read this, the D dude may well be enjoying a Jacuzzi at his palace in Karachi. To me, this is nothing more than shooting the messenger, even if he knew what was inside the mail. And lastly, it’s not over yet. The criminals can file a petition in the Supreme Court, and even if the apex court seconds the death sentence, it’s still not over. The mercy petitions will reach the Rashtrapati Bhavan, and there’s already a long queue out there. And that President will, in all likelihood, be Pratibhatai, and I can assure you she will sit on the petitions for as long as she can. Her boss, her benefactor, the Super PM, doesn’t like juniors tinkering with her party’s already thinning vote bank. You call this justice?