Lucknow: In a scene straight out of a satire, actor Sujata Singh an actress who’ve labored with Amitabh Bachchan in landed up at Lucknow Improvement Authority’s Residents’ Grievance Day, not for a task, however to request a fundamental amenity: electrical energy.
“I’ve accomplished 25 movies,” she informed surprised officers, “labored with Amitabh, Abhishek, Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Hrithik Roshan and I nonetheless don’t have an influence connection in Lucknow for 4 years!” Regardless of her appearances in Mirzapur-2, Vikram Vedha, and a latest devotional collection with Arun Govil, her real-life drama has no viewers. “There’s a connection within the village, however not within the metropolis. Why? What has town acquired towards mild?” she stated with a sigh. She and her husband run a store in Yahiyaganj, however their store’s energy software appears misplaced in a bureaucratic black gap.
In the meantime, one other man arrived with a criticism on behalf of his disabled mom. “She’s been dwelling at nighttime,” he pleaded. Commissioner Roshan Jacob, unfazed, stated, “Aaiye baithiye, sunte hain.”.
From uprooted meters to smoky parks the place individuals allegedly carry out final rites, grievances poured in like monsoon rain. One complainant even claimed smoke from the park close to his home makes cooking unimaginable for 3 days.
After listening to {that a} man’s mom had been in darkness for 3 years, officers lastly relented ordering a brand new meter and invoice funds in installments. In town of Nawabs, it appears electrical energy stays extra elusive than a Bollywood break.
