Protest against price rise
On 5/7/2010 there was Bharat Bandh. Parties belonging to Left Front, NDA and some others had called for bandh. The bandh was in protest against rise in prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG. Many leaders courted arrest. Buses were damaged.
The bandh was supposed to be for the common man of India. Bandhs disrupt life and do not benefit common man. There is loss of day’s work. People who had to travel long distance by bus, car, train or plane suffer. Some book tickets months in advance. Many people do not get medical attention and sometimes people die.
Parties should protest differently. They can go on an indefinite fast or one day fast. They can demonstrate in front of secretariats or ministers’ houses. Bandhs are not the way to protest.
Bandhs are bad when opposition parties call for them. They are worse when state governments enforce them. They fail in their duty and act unconstitutionally.
Parties claim they get support from people. Shopkeepers shut shops because there will be stone throwing.
Some years back Bombay High Court fined two parties 20 lakh rupees each for Maharashtra Bandh. It is time somebody moves Supreme Court for fining parties for Bharat Bandh and the fine should be in crores.
Bandh invariably leads to losses to the masses. What about all the lost working hours which resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of crores in business? Untimately, they go out from the pockets of the people.
What has the opposition done till now to point out the plight of people at ground level? If food prices go up, why cant any opposition party investigate themselves, where all the food is stored illegally? If prices of petrol and diesel go up, why cant they advie people to leave private vehicles which cause jammed roads and nuisance, instead of forcing the taxis and rickshaws to go on strike?
Its high time that the opposition analyse the situation and stop shouting. Its high time that they themselves find out the faults in the policies of the government? Dont they have good financial advisors and ministers in their parties? Everyone can complain, but then, why shouldn't the complainant suggest some solutions?
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@ addy .....INDIA BANDH can b effective ..... but this nepotism in form of democracy never make a point of growth
India bandh... simply a ridiculous thing
it just put our country a mile back......... (comparison to others)
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