The Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi is reportedly all set to reward the public for holding their “patience” while awaiting in the long serpentine ATM queues- this time, with laddoos.
In what they call a “sweet” gesture to soothe the bitter experience of demonetization, the “ingenious” plan involves BJP cadres armed with boxes of laddoos targeting the households in the city, and distributing one laddoo per family- a token of thanks for “patience” and endurance.
Erstwhile Bhojpuri actor, and newly appointed Delhi BJP chief, Manoj Tiwari confirmed this to The Indian Express. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched this revolutionary step to tackle black money. Despite facing some inconvenience, people supported the move. Now, it is our turn to thank them and show our appreciation and respect for their patience,” he told IE.
Welcoming the new year, from January 1 to January 10, cadres will begin their laddoo-distribution mission.
Yet while Tiwari continues to quote the “sweetness” of the gesture with, “Logon ka dhanywaad karna to banta hai” (We should express our gratitude), Twitter seems to have exploded once again, but with more bitter than sweet expression.
Here are a few bitter-sarcastic laddoo tweets that have set the ball rolling:
Stand in queue in Tirupathi, you get laddoos,
— Abdulla Madumoole (@AMadumoole) December 13, 2016
Stand in ATM queue, you get laddoos.
Ur actual demand is at the mercy of God.
Be careful guys the laddoos come with nano gps chips...
— José Covaco (@HoeZaay) December 13, 2016
It's a shame that our soldiers stand at the borders to protect our country day and night, but BJP never cared to give them laddoos.
— Gabru Tippler (@MrTippler) December 13, 2016
When I was a kid, my Nani used to bribe me with laddoos to distract me from important stuff like WHERE IS MA!! #Nostalgia
— Ratnpriya. (@jimmy9_girl) December 13, 2016
I just checked https://t.co/g6Syo2iqzW @RBI has NOT issued any circular to banks on #Laddoo as an alternative to cash foll. #DeMonetisation
— JayEnAar (@GorwayGlobal) December 13, 2016
Waiting for Kejriwal to tell us that the laddoos that BJP is distributing have been bought using old notes to get rid of their black money.
— Sapan Verma (@sapanv) December 13, 2016