PLEASE watch this video.

The Uttar Pradesh government’s relief cheques that are as low as Rs 3 have left these farmers checkmated – literally – for banks don’t encash cheques that are less than Rs 100.

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This is what Munna will have to do to encash his cheque of Rs 35. He will have to spend Rs 50 to travel to the district headquarters, where the revenue officer is likely to charge him Rs 200 for accepting the cheque.

He will then have to put in another Rs 250 to open a bank account. Little wonder that Munna prefers to leave the ‘compensation’ cheque untouched.

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The irony of the entire situation is that some of the Rs 3 cheques that were issued cost Rs 4 to print – which is more than the compensation amount.

A cheque of Rs. 3.00! THREE DAMN RUPEES of compensation! For WHAT!

One wonders who to pity at this time – the poor farmer who is the recipient of this pittance or the socialist government of the state of Uttar Pradesh which is bursting a two-kilometer long cracker to celebrate this Diwali.

This is so atrocious! For some reason, this isnt headlines. Some idiot who attacked Parliament and got death sentence is ALL OVER the papers, TV and blogs.

PLEASE forward this post. Do ONE productive thing this Deepavali, apart from bursting crackers and eating sweets. Just spread that article! Just show to people the levels to which our governments have stooped. Spread awareness.

Compensation of Rs. 3.00! My goodness, what next? 3 drops of water per head, packed in plastic bottles?