What is right way to political protest: Bharat Bandh or hunger strike?
I agree for the poor and the middle-class patrons, rising petroleum products prices are proving to be the most unfair tax because it harms them the most.
THE BJP, Left Front, RJD, AIADMK, has called for a 12-hour Bharat Bandh and a day- long nationwide strike today to protest against the recent hike in the petroleum products by the UPA government. The parties have stated that the bandh from 6 am to 6 pm would be peaceful. In India, Bandhs or Strikes are a general weapon used by the political parties to express their protests against policies mostly levied by the Government. Even though these bandhs are supposed to be voluntary, but with the kind of shocking impact the political parties impose, people are forced to take part in these strikes. The Bandhs not only lead to paralyzing of normal life, but also force people to stay at home. Schools, Shops and offices are forced to close and the transports are put off the roads and life comes to a halt. There have been a series of Bandhs, called in protest of the price hike etc, but did the prices ever went down? Why do we need the Bandh? How does a Bandh help to protests against the policies or killings? Does anything change after the Bandh? Has any Bandh had a major positive effect on life and society? Common man becomes the victim of the so-called bandhs without any fault on their part. Is this what the parties calling the Bandhs want? They are fighting for common man or causing more trouble to them? People who are in need of emergency medical attention get affected the most. If they die who would be held responsible for the mishap? Only some cases get media attention while so many cases go unnoticed. Offices and schools are forced to close resulting in loss of work and studies. With paralyzing work for the day it seems for them bandhs are more important than work. I am sure political parties will not compensate the financial loss that the people of India will incur in one day. They do not think about economic loss, which happens on a huge level because again the common man- the taxpayer will pay the amount and suffice for the loss. Protesters motivated by these political parties destroy public properties; uproot railway lines, burn buses and destroying shops. One question that arises is that why are they destroying public property and what will they get from this? How easy it is to ignite other people's properties? But who will be the one to get affected when rails and buses stop to ply? I am not saying that the common man should not protest. But all such means of protest will not at all affect the government. The protest should to be more selective and bear some positive results. Moreover, for whom are we observing all India close, for those lazy people who would enjoy a day off than to resolve issues of social interest. If the politicians are so worried, why don't they go on a hunger strike, that will also force the government to reconsider the decision but it will not be at the loss to people of India. Political parties no matter whatever ideologies they follow, their main duty is to work for the welfare of this nation & its people. In my view, instead of Bandhs, they can protests by wearing black arm bands, by sending continuous petitions to the President, by staging dharna, hunger strike outside the Government offices and compel them to rethink about the policies. Further, the judiciary system should ensure that people who do not want to be part of the so-called political Bandh should have all the liberty to continue their work or move on the streets without any fear. Law and order should be implemented in stringent way.
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