He saw that person carrying revolver from the morning, when they boarded the train. A politics veteran from Arambag has seen it all during his political days. His experienced eyes cant be wrong. He tried feeling the metal when he got a chance, with his side arm and his speculations just got confirmed. He informed his nephews, both patients coming back to Bengal, they spotted them exchange hands. Fears got worsened, the group seemed to be bigger as the four in the compartment seemed to a close knit group, who dont fear anybody. The compartment was just a huge group of Bengalees returning home. Some thought they wont harm them, others speculated they were police, some others thought its not their duty. But for sure, people who saw them having a weapon or saw them drinking post dinner did not have a quite comfortable sleep.
There were a couple of complaints to the railway boys to keep RPF involved which did not seem to work. No step was taken and mind you the boys were also Bengalees. Finally somebody tried to act and called a friend in need to get RPF involved. Media was also involved as if they were policemen, it can be a recoil attempt on the person calling. RPF was generous enough, as they were mentioned it wasnt a abnormal scenario in the train and it was no hoax call either.They stopped the train the next station, came with a force. They found the license and okayed the person. The journey was smooth thereafter. But lets concentrate on the behavioral trends of the bagful of Bengalees.
Unless police asked them, none raised their head or stepped out, though most knew about this.
A 10-yr old kid was telling his father, "Papa I told I saw pistol". His papa stops him, starts asking the person who called the police, what happened, is something wrong?
All the police gone, the licensed arm holder who may be a special force guy (read a roudy looking civilian showing off his arms) takes the caller aside, shouts at him, brings his parents resting safe at their homes on-board, threatens he can shoot him for this. Nobody supports saying the only unethical act was going on was rather from the other side.
None put even the lights on, but for the coop where the person concerned was sitting.
At least at the end, the veteran and another confirmed they too saw the person carrying arms, but from the safety of their seats.
A lesson for us bengalees:
1) We are still considered politicians who play mind games, slowing forgeting the ideals of all formers to rise against the wrong.
2) Seeing unprofessionalism to its heights and not protesting againt it, shows how unprofessional we are becoming.
3) We should use volini more often so that our backbone is still kept functioning.
4) If nothing would have happened at the train and next day something happened at the end station, could we be able to console our non-action?
5) No external CHANGE can help us unless we change ourselves and our outlook towards life.
Thanks to the person calling for help and his friends in need, we reached to the safety of our homes and enjoyed the rest of the night's sleep.
