Papa Rao: Now that Shaukar Saab had galloped with the widow, what if his brother-in-law got stranded in his tracks.
Papi Reddy: If not for the brother’s turn to the tale, surely it’s tabloid stuff. And that would’ve made Shaukar Suryam a household name.
Muthyal Rao: That is if our Shaukar is prepared to spend some time behind the bars. Well, don’t ever spread it, it won’t help any. Now let’s turn to the press Papa Rao Patel.
Papa Rao: There’s disturbing news from West Bengal dora.
Shaukar Suryam: Isn’t West Bengal too far away to disturb us any way.
Papa Rao: Don’t they say what Bengal thinks today the rest of India thinks tomorrow, and that’s my worry.
Rami Reddy: What’s it any way?
Papa Rao: Well, it took place only the other day and God forbid 25 May 1967 won’t be a red-letter day.
Muthyal Rao: What for is all this buildup, Papa Rao Patel? Why don’t you tell us in a nutshell?
Papa Rao: You know, well who would’ve ever known, Naxalbari is a small village in West Bengal. As it happens all the time, there was a dispute over an assigned land between a landlord and a peasant. And again, as is the case all over, the landlord got the peasant thrashed by his goons. That was on 2nd March, but on 25th May the story took a different turn with an unpalatable twist to it. Led by the ultra leftists, Charu Majumdar and Kanu Sanyal, the peasants of Naxalbari revolted against the landlords and usurped their lands. What’s worse, vowing to take this revolutionary opposition to every nook and corner, the Maoist duo gave a call to the downtrodden to join the movement in numbers.
Muthyal Rao: Even then, I’m not the one to lose sleep over a storm in the Naxalbari teacup. After all, haven’t we seen the so-called Telangana Struggle fizzle out before? Why not move on to something more relevant.
Papa Rao: Maybe you’re right after all? Well, our sarkar says it’s going to distribute banjar among the peasants.
Rami Reddy: Won’t it make some welcome news?
Shaukar Suryam: Our Patwari must be out of his wits to say that dora.
Rami Reddy: What would moneylenders know about land grabbing? How long would it take us to relieve them of their pattas?
Muthyal Rao: That’s true. We can look for better times then. But how are we to believe the politicians?
Papa Rao: They also plan to propagate family planning among them.