Mendhar ,sep 15
Natrang presented Hindi play ‘Bhrasht Tantra’ written and directed by Neeraj Kant here today at Bus Stand, Mendhar. The play is based on the youth’s perspective on the corrupt administration of the country. The play started with the aggression of the frustrated youth who is breathing in the contaminated air of corruption, scandals and dishonesty. Then they hold the common people responsible for this corruption and say that corruption is spread by anarchist elements who get the protection of those in power. And in this democracy, the general public is completely responsible for establishing power. In this way, full participation of the common people is directly ensured in this corrupt system. Then it is told how corruption starts. A street fruit seller becomes a victim of the corrupt guardians of the system and the prices in the markets increase and the general public bears the burden.
Then, by mentioning the different side effects of corruption, it is told how it affects the common people and the progress of the country. There are no strict rules to stop corruption.
The courage of corrupt people is increasing day by day and so are the number of scams. In another scene it is told that Tatkal tickets are not available to common passengers for train travel. But due to collusion with the officials, middlemen indulge in black marketing and get huge profits by purchasing tickets and selling them at higher prices. A passenger who is a victim of this fraud takes alertness and informs the Vigilance Department and gets the officer in charge arrested. In this way the solution to the problem is also given. In one another the leader is luring the general public by distributing gifts during elections. The officer involved in all this gets his son admitted in college with the money he gets through bribery. But his son, to teach his father a lesson, steals in his own house. A police officer does not file a theft report without a bribe. Thus, he realises the fate of a person having no money to pay as bribe. Upon realizing this, the father takes a pledge that he will neither take nor give bribe in future. And the play ends with this message that they would say no to corruption and commit to the Nation. Actors who outshined in their respective performances and left an impact of their acting included Kananpreet Kaur, Palshin Dutta, Vrinda Gujral, Mihir Gujral, Aadesh Dhar, Vishal Sharma and Kushal Bhat. The presentations of the play were conducted by Neeraj Kant and the show was coordinated by Mohd. Yaseen.
