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प्रश्न
Why did Jumman Shaikh and Algu Chowdhry, the two good friends, become sworn enemies?
उत्तर
Jumman and Algu were fast friends. They trusted each other blindly. But an incident broke them apart. Jumman had got the property of his old aunt. But after some duration, he began to ignore and ill-treat her. She demanded a monthly allowance or the return of her land. The panchayat was called to hear the case. Algu as the head Panch decided the case in favour of the old aunt. The two friends became sworn enemies.
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