This is story about three travellers in bus, who boarded a late night bus, this bus was full of passengers and many were going standing in between the seats as after this next bus service was very late, This long route bus came down to Chandigarh crossing all the Shivalik ranges of Himalayas and was destined to reach Haridwar in Uttarakhand in Haridwar.
After a break at Chandigarh bus started further journey at about 9PM. let me introduce you the first traveller, he is from age group 25-30 and is a regular passenger of this late night bus. This guy works for a Hotel in this city and is very much talkative. He was standing outside bus as if he was prepared to go standing in the bus, last person to board the bus before it started. Next is another boy, it seems he has rarely travelled in bus, with all his dressing and accessories, he should have his own vehicle. This guy was surprised with the situation here as no seat was available, he did many ups and downs to look for an empty seat for him. but no success, before the bus actually started he was little far from the bus drinking coffee a stall.Ignition of bus engine made him to throw away his coffee and run for the back door of bus. so here first traveller has given way to get him inside before he has closed the back door of the bus.
Bus has started with full of passengers, ticket checker got in from the front door and he was struggling hard to move inside bus. if you are thinking that i am the 3rd traveller you are wrong. 3rd traveller is not in the bus. surprised ! read more
Jig, the first traveller, was used to all that crowd, but for Yulub, traveller no 2, this was very uncomfortable he was standing on one foot on the stairs of bus looking for some place to keep his second foot. he was carrying a mineral water bottle along with him. Seeing uncomfortable Jig shouted,"go inside, door is not closed", he shouted again as there was no reaction on passengers, this time he was little rude and strong in voice, people moved a bit and Jig and Yulub were standing comfortably now. Jig asked Yulub about the destination, Yulub replied his place which was about 85Km from Chandigarh, Jig told about his destination which was some 60km far, later Jig assured him that he will not be getting any seat till his town. Yulub was looking little bit fine, he had a sip of water standing comfortably.
Bus was about to leave out of the main city Jig was looking out of the window, it was a cold night of November, but cool breeze coming was soothing in side the crowded bus. Suddenly Jig shouted to ticket checker to stop the bus. Bus stopped Jig opened door and there was an old man running towards the bus. Jig made way for him to get into bus, with closing sound of bus started movement. Old man thanked Jig , here comes the third traveller, Jig was calling him as "Pradhan ji", Pradhan ji also use to travel in the same bus, Jig and Pradhan ji were from the same village.
So after Pradhanji got into bus there talk started. they started cursing the new bus driver and ticket checker in this route bus. This driver usually doesn't stop bus outside city, where Pradhan ji used to work, so these days he has to finish his work early and than had to travel extra 5 kms to City bus stand.
Yulub was telling to them why you dont request to have another bus at this time if daily so many passengers are coming, Pradhan Ji much experienced of life smiled he was sure that by writing to transport officer a new bus can't be introduced on the route. but Jig was totally against this statement, he said Govt. doesn't works this way, he had his own ideas, like doing a hunger strike, stopping ongoing bus for some hours and protesting with a road block. They had a great discussion, it seems Yulub was aware of some national funding schemes and he was trying to tell him about them, but Yulub had negative points against all the schemes. later Pradhan ji concluded that govt. introduces many schemes but maximum money given for such things goes into pockets of management, when things are implemented either they remain hanging due to lack of fund or they are completed without actual proposed things in the project, he was wise fellow to stop aggressive thinking of the Jig, in fact he gave some good examples to show how these aggressive acts harm the public.
Everyone at the back side of the bus were listening to their talk. 3 travellers different age group different experiences and nature, but conclusion made by Pradhan ji made everyone to re-think. they were silent for sometime, then bus has reached a place where a bridge was under-construction from last 2 years. here Jig again started pointing to the bridge that it is not done in 2 years, and Pradhan ji tool opportunity to take him into past, when many people had asked govt. to change the road from some other part of the river, for saying this they had troubled the workers who came from outside for construction. and result was construction remain halted for a long time, part of money was shown paid to the watchmen who guarded the purchased construction material, He also told that a greater part of construction material was spoiled and taken away by the local needful. he told this bridge construction would not have expanded for this much time, if people wouldn't have done all that.
Just after some time bus stopped and Jig and Pradhan ji left the bus. there was a complete silence in bus now. after some time Yulub also reach his destination
Now don't curse me if you don't find it interesting .. i was feeling to write blog and i posted this incident. There are lot of things to learn from this blog.
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