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:51:00
a TV...
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a bathroom...
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a bed too.
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Wow! This car is like a house on wheels!
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Er... yes. Absolutely!
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lt's very comfortable.
:51:16
Now we should be going.
:51:17
We don't want to miss the Panchayat
( A village body for village governance)

:51:19
Come on. Let's go.
Come on. Quickly.

:51:26
District Council is deliberating
upon all the demands...

:51:28
...made in the last
village panchayat meeting.

:51:31
The decision will be taken soon.
:51:34
Sadanandji, please tell us when the
remaining electric wires are being put up?

:51:38
We plan to start
work as soon as possible.

:51:41
The Gram Panchayat has...
- Just a moment, Sadanand Bajpeiji.

:51:45
l've never seen a Panchayat before.
:51:46
Whenever you are asked, all you say is
''We plan to start work''.

:51:48
You are the Block Development Officer
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You are well aware that we have been
dealing with this problem for a long time

:51:59
75% of the viIIage is constantIy pIagued
with eIectricity faiIures

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and the remaining one-fourth
stiII Iives in darkness.

:52:06
This is Iike covering your back
whiIe your front's open.

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Then, what's the use of
these eIectric wires?

:52:13
Dadaji, the Government Surveyor has
recorded his observations...

:52:18
it is now just a matter of a few days.
:52:19
A few days?
:52:21
ln a few days l'll be at Heaven's Door.
:52:24
Then you can come
light a bulb on my shrine.

:52:26
Dadaji, don't say that,
may you live a long life!

:52:31
Please don't mind Dadaji, even l have
a complaint against the village.

:52:35
What?
- One hears that Dukhi, Santram and...

:52:39
... their boys
steal electricity from the poles.

:52:42
lt's not us. lt's Santram who's the culprit.
:52:45
Hold your tongue! When did
we steal electricity?

:52:48
Now l understand why there was
no power last evening.

:52:54
Calm down everyone!
:52:57
Sadanandji, this job
should be done soon.


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