COVID-19: Conversations in Gujarat reflective of what people are going through – National Herald

The call of Bharat Maata Ki Jai and more urgently the scare of the pandemic in Trumpland had made Chimanlal decide to return to his home town after 15 years from New Jersey where, though an illegal immigrant, he had found a job as an attendant in a motel his Patel uncle owned.

How could Ramlal die of COVID-19? After all, as the president of Ram Krupa society, Ramlal had organized the Taali bajaao, Ghanta bajaao and Diya jalaao mass programme raising the cry of Go corona, Go interspersed with the war cry of Jai Sriram in response to the call given by our very own Gujju PM, wondered Chimanlal.

Moreover, he was believed to be close to both Mota Bhai and Nana Bhai. Did he not get the cooking gas agency for Jethalals brother-in-law using his political connection with the owners of the Gas company? pointed out Amrutlal, who was unable to get job for his 25 year-old engineering graduate son as a clerk in the revenue department because he could not mobilise Rs 5 lakh that the minister demanded.

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