Anything he does or does not do attracts media attention.He is a great “out of box thinker”.I am talking about none other than Honourable Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.

Sometime back when he was making a survey of flood affected Bihar he had

forced his helicopter pilot to land on the middle of the road. I wonder what happened to the pilot because in Services this is not a “done” thing.

Lot of uproar was created in the media; many were shocked that how come Lalu could land in the middle of the road .Some wanted him to be taken to task but then within few days the “breaking news” quietly disappeared from the public glare, may be due to short public memory or Lalu’s excellent media Management!

I for one, do not share the concerns of my fellow Indians .I look at the whole incident differently, trying to see and appreciate the positive side of this incident I see a hidden agenda behind this move, to be unleashed during not so distant snap polls.

First of all I would like to draw attention of our Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Praful Patel and request him to rethink about his wasteful strategy to upgrade Indian airports to international standard. I wish to ask the Honourable Minister that why has he not felt the need to consult the great “out of box thinker” before making a commitment in the Parliament to upgrade airports and in the process waste precious government revenues? Please do not tell me Mr Patel that our great leader has no time, in fact he has all the time in the world.This excuse cannot be accepted now, at least at this point of time when railway budget preparation has not yet commenced. I feel it my privilege to inform Mr Patel that the leader of the masses has enough time. If he has any doubt then let him rewind his memory to refresh himself about Mr Lalu appearing as Guest (Chief Guest??) at a realty music show on a TV Channel just two days ago.I know with “123 Agreement” disagreement at its peak between the Grand Old Party and the Left , the PM as well as Chairperson of UPA has use of this “genius”.

If a helicopter could land in a flawless operation in the middle of the n some part of Bihar then why we have not thought of landing a fixed wing aircrafts like Airbus, Boeing etc on the Indian roads.I can hear some murmur, is it the Airport Authority of India bureaucrats objecting to this idea? I know they would never like to allow this idea to germinate in the fertile minds of our “worthy” politicians! Please do not get unduly worried about this; it is a ritual we are all accustomed to by now. I hope the people possessing “right frame of mind” will not abandon such a creative idea.

Coming back to the main thread of this story let us remember that in India there are thousands of kilometers of road ready for implementation of this novel idea. So what if they have potholes, uneven bounce and are a virtual death trap for the commuting passengers. To me there appears to be a well thought out strategy behind the “pathetic” state of these roads; there appears to be an informal understanding between State & Central Public Works Departments, National Highway Authority, politicians and contractors to whole heartedly contribute in controlling the ever growing population of the country. What better way to achieve this objective, then to make sure that lakhs of people die every year in road accidents. I am sure that the condition of road is not going to be an issue at all. In fact to me there seems to no issue.

Unfortunately in India, like the Left parties, there are many who have nothing better to do, but to keep objecting to everything. Why blame them ?It is just out of habit  that they object and try to a make a virtue out of every progressive idea , a gift they have received from their mentors abroad.

I firmly believe that the brighter side of this novel idea is going to results in gains of all fronts. First of all the Central Government will not have to make investments to upgrade airports. In fact we can even do away with airports, thereby releasing a lot of land for the builder lobby and in the process of arbitrary land allotment give them an opportunity to make a quick buck. Please do not feel elated, this buck business is not for ordinary citizens but for special creatures that are living “off” the Indian people, who “buy” the Indian people and not work “for” the Indian people. To remind you that this special privilege is meant for their close supporters and relatives.

Secondly the implementation of this idea will lead to de-congestion of roads, particularly in Metros and Mini Metros.Also there will be no problem for some of our honourable members of Parliament who believe in whisking away their mistresses and others for a consideration to foreign destinations. This novel idea is most likely to do away the need for immigration, customs, security, and airport authority staff.

Just to refresh Mr Chidambaram, let me remind him that the Government had promised to downsize the bureaucracy while approving this as one of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission report. Therefore please do not think twice Mr Finance Minister. This is a God sent opportunity to extol the virtue of this “great idea: and implement it.

Thirdly, the need for passengers to rush to airports will be eliminated altogether. All that passengers will have to do is to come to a wide road close to their residence and wait for an Indian, Kingfisher, Jet, Deccan, Go Air, Spice Jet etc flight, I mean a Boeing or an Airbus to touchdown to allow them to board for their intended destinations.

I can see FM not too happy about this too because Secretary Civil Aviation has just him informed him about the revenue loss. Please do not listen to this silly objection Mr Chidambaram, see the brighter side of this novel idea. India will be the leading member in the world, ahead of the seven most developed nations in terms of air traffic; did I hear somebody suggesting “human trafficking”.

It is different thing that the present disparity ratio of 1:6 will further increase to bring more and more people below the poverty line. It is a different question that the new air passengers will be able to afford two square meals a day after acquiring the privilege to fly and commit suicide in some remote corner of the country rather than in a selected area of Maharashtra. Hey take a pause, this idea will have a pan India ramification and will be“good news” for the beleaguered CM of Maharashtra. Now he will be able to beat his detractors since this social stigma will not be confined to his State alone.

It is also my belief that this idea will lead to air travel becoming virtually free for the lumpen and criminal elements because by mere flash of their “Rampurias” (11” long blade knife) and “Kattas” (indigenous revolver) the flight attendant will have no choice but to allow them to board the aircraft as a VVIP.

Fourthly, fifthly ….. and I can keep going on counting the virtues of this great innovative idea but then I have to stop here because somehow this news has leaked to the public and there is an uncontrollable mob of history sheeters and petty politicians outside my house to felicitate me as a token of their gratitude in letting them know the new opportunities this idea brings to them. My sources also reveal that these people are happy about making a fast buck and it o my knowledge that they have already started working out an arrangement on the basis of caste, community, region etc to divide section of roads on pan India basis among themselves for collecting the “tax”.

Little do all the “likely beneficiaries” of this idea realize that the inspiration behind this great thinking came from a “unconventional thinker of our not so ordinary times”.