Cries of “Azadi” are reverberating across Indian cities. Suffering years of neglect and discrimination, the potholes of Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Gurgaon have decided to lead the rebellion against the oppressive and exploitative Indian State and declare themselves as a sovereign nation.
“Enough is enough. We can’t stay any longer with India. Azadi is all what we want,” said a spokesman of the Large and Medium Potholes’ Association of Greater Hyderabad.
The decision to break away from the Indian Union was taken at a recent meeting of the central committee, the highest decision-making body of the potholes, held at Gurgaon which has now been declared as a “liberated zone.”
The experts attributed the simmering rebellion, emanating from the deep bowels of the country’s IT hubs, to the neo-liberal policies of the successive governments. They have warned that the Azadi movement will soon spread to the Tier-II and Tier-III cities and encircle all the urban and semi-urban centres in a grand finale to the revolution.
The movement first began in Hyderabad where potholes made an ideological tryst with Azadi and vowed to resist any attempts to tinker with the state of the city roads. At present, the revolutionary corridor connects Hyderabad with Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and Gurgaon. Efforts are on to widen the arc and achieve the ultimate goal of Azadi from India.
The tactical line, which is now known as “Hyderabad Doctrine”, was formulated ahead of the monsoon season, a time when potholes become the sole destination for rain water seeking shelter. “We have been facing humiliation by commuters. They hurl choicest abuses at us every day. This is hurting our sentiments,” the spokesman said.
“We cannot swallow these insults anymore. Just leave us alone,” the revolutionary pothole said. Already, the impact of their steely resolve to become an independent entity is being felt by the road users. The city traffic is brought to a grinding halt every day, thanks to the brave and resilient fight put up by the potholes.
— Rambler
