Wednesday, July 13, 2011

How many days in a week?

Journalists across the country went on a rather “softcore strike” on June 28 and during that time their leaders were “assured” by the political leadership that the government will “take up the issue” at the cabinet meeting “within a week”.

However, that “week” is gone and nothing has happened! Has the government forgotten basic numerals that there are only 7 days in a week and not 14 days or 30 days?

The Union Labour Minister who hails from Karnakata proudly announced that he was not against the Wageboard recommendations so were his colleagues. If all is well, then why this stretching of weeks and months?

Poor journalists! My sympathy with them. This is India, my friends and you know very well how our government works. So, don’t mind too much even if the government thinks that there are 356 days in a week.

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