Give It Up – embrace a DOG’s life (satire)

Moody was on top of the world. He was pleased with himself because world leaders were falling over themselves in order to get into his good books. It was one of those rare occasions when he happened to be in the country and he had called his followers for discussions in general. The topic for discussion was ‘Give It Up’.
Jet Lee was there along with Sue Sharma, Hash Budden, Ranee, Nitty Gadcurry and Pyari Kar.
‘Where do we stand on the Give It up campaign?’ Moody asked to no one in particular.
‘Well – we have had success on all fronts,’ Jet Lee gave a diplomatic reply.
‘Let us talk about dal first,’ Sue Sharma was serious as always. ‘With cost spiraling beyond control, people have welcomed the slogan Give It Up. They have given up the concept of dal-roti and are looking for alternatives. Eating houses have already hiked prices of dal fry. Dal has also practically vanished from other dishes. And, as suggested by Baba Someday, the sage, ordinary people are giving dals a miss and going in for other vegetables.’

‘That is a good sign,’ Hash Budden remarked. ‘I have seen ads on TV where they say dals are treated with chemicals to impart a fresh glow to the products. When people go in for veggies, the problem of adulteration would, automatically, be taken care of and it will improve their health.’
‘People have also supported the Give It Up campaign for onions,’ Nitty Gadcurry now spoke. ‘Here again, the rising prices have helped the cause.’
‘What about LPG?’ Moody enquired. That was a subject dear to his heart.
‘Response has been good,’ Jet Lee once again went in for diplomacy.
‘Let us make it a success,’ Moody said. ‘I want to see LPG connections in every shack. The poor women have to shed tears every time they sit down to cook. It is the smoke from firewood that makes them cry. I want to change all that. I want our women to always smile.'
Of course, just how surrendering of LPG subsidy would get converted to LPG cylinders for the poor is something of a mystery.
‘I think we are on the right track,’ Pyari Kar smiled. ‘Achhe din aah gaye – the good days have arrived. Let the people embrace the DOG’s life.’
‘DOG’s life?’ Sue Sharma could not understand.
‘Dal, Onion and Gas – they add up to DOG, don’t they?’
Suddenly Moody’s phone rang.
‘Excuse me,’ he picked up the receiver, listened and stood up, ‘my flight is ready. I have to leave.’ (to be continued …)
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