jaago re #2

Date:- Friday, 20th March 09 (2 weeks after my Form 6, submission)

I called up their information center yesterday morning,

me:- Madam, 7th march, Form 6 kodithini. osa list name bandhitha..
Govt Rep:- Gottigere la indha list bandhithu.. phone alli haelakagala sir. nera banbidi...
my smarter nervous system become active.. decided to visit the voter facilitation office yesterday evening itself to avoid crowd over the weekend. in the evening i left office early in this regard..
After i showed the govt representative my acknowledgment copy. they searched the full list twice.. believe me, two persons scanned the entire list and told me that my name is not in the list. Thanks to visiting them on a weekday.... Fully disappointed me,
Govt Rep:- List alli name illa sir, Gottigere Panchayat lindha next list barathae, 10 days amaela banni..
me:- osa list baratha madam?
Govt Rep:- Ovudhu
me:- Gottigere Panchayat contact details idhiya...
she asked her neighbor and then this request went to their boss...

Govt Rep Boss:- Enayuthu sir..
me:- Sir, march 7th, osa form 6 kottidhini... (i repeated my story once agian) GRB:- Panchayat office alli Putta patta swami irudhara, avaradha list iruthae.. EPIC number thogabanni..

the case was almost dead there. i know i am going to have more fun the next day...

i waited for my bro to submit his form... with some new thoughts, i went back inside...
me:- madam, osa Form 6 thiruga accept maduthira?
GR:- illa sir, neevu panchayat office alli mathudu bidi.. innondhu form 6 kodbeda...

may be i also thought at the back of mind, somehow it will happen...

on the way back, i noticed panchayat office in gottigere was open due to recent property tax collection. decided to try my luck...i went there directly...

me:- sir, march 7th, voter form 6... (repeatuu) Panchayat
Rep:- (after listening to the full story) sir, pakathalli revenue office idhae, alli putapattaswami iruthurae, avurae in charge, 10-1PM irutharae, mathudubidi...

i was fully convinced, there was no neighboring building apart from hanuman temple... with full of doubts i walked out of the panchayat office... in the darkness, i located it, it was a small buiding behind the temple, something like guest house for hanuman temple...

decided to visit that office today morning...

Today, Saturday, 21st march 09,
10.45 AM, i went to the panchayat office (Oops Hanuman temple guest house).. it was locked. its small building, i wasnt sure if it was occupied by any one, ie. i was wondering it it can be an office for some purpose.. i stood there for a while. temple poojari was very busy with devotees...

me:- Sir Putta patta swami idhara? Poojari: Anjanayae swami idhar.. P.P.Swami election kelsa madutharae, avaru thumba busy.

Once again i repeated my sad story with poojari.. he pointed me to one advertisement put up there regarding electoral voters list preparation. i told him, engae kannada arthagalla sir.

He then took me to the door near sanctum, i was hoping for prasad atleast thilak which he was applying to all devotees, he rather showed me photo of hanuman pasted on the door... and then told me, here is his mobile number, and asked me to contact PPS directly.

i called PPS, happy to reach him in the first dial itself. looked like he was in his home.. wanted to ask him, sir you should be at your office to help people get their voters card.. but i m an incumbent looking for voter id card in karnataka soil. explained him the story one more time (repeatuu).. to my sadness, poojari had started his audio system... it was full of sound, that the temple guest house was bombarded with some high frequency sound waves.. i now know why our PPS was away from his office... i courteaously told him, that sorrounding is full of sound, i will call him again.. i came back home.. called him back only to hear the bad news. it seems sir has rejected my application becz i gave Feb month Telephone bill, if u remember one of the criteria laid by these folks and i thought i bypassed it in my smarter way by giving my katha xerox along with it. Damn it!! he suggested me to apply again... before i came to my senses, i realized my Form 6 copy was with my bro and i need to take print out again.. it was 11.20 PM. i had 40 minutes to go there and stand in queue...

I landed in B.Sankari taluk office.. as expected it was 5 times longer queue than friday evening's queue. didnt know where the tail of the line was... stood somewhere in a 3D plane... some funny conversations...

Govt Rep:- yavu area
Applicant#1:- hmm
Govt Rep:- yavu area
Applicant #1:- i do not undersand kannada...
Govt Rep:- which area?
Applicant#1:- kanakapura road
Govt Rep:- left side or right side?
Applicant#1.. hmm!! (he probably did not hear the question properly due to noise around or he did not understand the question)
Govt Rep:- I am asking u.. which side of kanakpura road.. left side or right side? Applicant #1:- right side.
GR:- How many applications?
Applicant #1:- 3 in total

then GR said something with which the applicant became angry.. he said talk polietly to applicants.. you are not doing any service.. just doing your duties.. i know u guys are working hard.. but treat others descently... he roared and left the queue..

By this time door for the facilitation center is closed for new comers.. i was still in the queue...

GR:- Yaavu area.. Applicant #2:- Begur sir..
GR:- Bommanhalli Voter facilitation center ogu baeku..

GR:- Ondhae line alli barelli...
there was atleast 5 quueue pointed to him...

Finally i reached him.. he never asked me why i was in line for the third time.. he quickly accepted my form and gave me its acknowledgement...

as i started back, i had less hope.. but this time, i will track my application. With hanuman's wishes and his guest house office rep (aka PPSwami) support, i am hoping to conclude my ordeal of getting my voter id done...