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A real story from Konni, Pathanamthitta, Kerala:
A BPL family got water connection. Everyone was happy . The tap never gave any water after initial testing but after 3-4 months a bill of Rs. 480/- came in June 2024. The poor widow lady went to the local water office to complain that she had received a water bill showing meter reading zero. She also told authorities that being a BPL family she was told that no water bill will come.

The officials told her that her connection is yet to be converted to BPL and thus she has to pay the bill. They told that the connection will be converted to BPL in January 2025. Further, they directed her to an engineer. The engineer confirmed that as the water tank is still under construction so no water has been supplied to her as reflected in zero meter reading.

The lady asked them that she wants to surrender the water connection to which the officials told her that then she needs to pay panchayat penalty for agreeing to a water connection and then surrendering it. They told her that they will temporarily disconnect the connection but in case the meter reading will reflect any usage then she will face water theft charges.

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I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess,
when my opponent says of it:
That piece cannot be moved. - Soren Kierkegaard

The rights of every man are diminished
when the rights of one man are threatened. - John F. Kennedy

The more corrupt the state,
the more it legislates. - Tacitus

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection.
Excellence, i can reach for;
Perfection is God 's business. - Michael J. Fox

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever
human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
We must always take sides.
Neutrality helps the oppressor,
never the victim.
Silence encourages the tormentor,
never the tormented.
- Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor
(The Nobel Peace Prize speech, 1986)

A man who stands for nothing,
will fall for anything. - Malcolm X