Bandhs in India today are 100% undemocratic as they are invariably forced on the people by the hired goondas. There are any number of other ways to protest. Like the japanese work 2-3 hours extra each day for 3-6 months. That will bring more positive results and lot of public sympathy too. Try it once and see for a change. Or clean all the roads and railway tracks and polluted lakes for 1-2 months. Or work without taking any pay for that day. Or note down the numbers of vehicles causing pollution and give it to the government for taking appropriate action. And there are thousands of other ways to protest. Calling a bandh is 100% sadistic action as it causes greatest inconvenience to lakhs and millions of people and even results in death to some. So all those who called a bandh should be booked with murder charges if that bandh has resulted in some deaths. Common people in India are suffering from excessive freedom and excessive democracy.
If bandh is your right, khula is my right and your bandh should not deprive me of my rights. There are different ways to show dissent other that putting everyone in discomfort and bringing the society to a standstill. We cannot move forward with this attitude. One more reason why we need people with rational mindset in our nation's polity.
Yes I agree with the political party leaders that their right to strike or bandh should not be infringed. But do they agree that the people also have a right to lead their lives unhampered and dictated by the likes and dislikes of a few? Is it not always the case that only a handful of people are for a particular bandh and the majority suffer. Do people as citizens of India have no right to lead a peaceful life as per their own likes and dislikes without their rights being infringed upon? Is that asking too much. Should the country be held to ranson for the problems of a few? Would any of our leaders care to ponder upon and answer this. Anybody is eligible to get his pound of flesh provided they do not rob someone else of his blood for that. Have none of our leaders read "The Merchant of Venice"? They should do so before making grandoise comments.
yah yah . bandhs are their rights!!! they cause bandhs to oppose the opposition and to meet the power of their leader. What these do in turn in scare away companies and make losses to many like small business men. They should have fined more and it would have taught them a lesson.
Wow it was fun to hear the businessmen party BJP now sing that bandhs are right. The judicial decisions are based on the fact that greivance redressals work and that other tax paying productive people face problems due to bandhs. But let me ask you simply, how do you hit back when the system hits at you? Even Gandhiji used bandhs effectively. The tax payers indirectly hit the affected people through the system. If you do not stop their productivity why will anyone in the system even listen ? How many students or patients don't reach their critical destinations on bandhs? Even if the system doesn't listen, you at least have the hit back by bandh. if focus is brought on an issue by a bandh, long term productivity stands a better chance. One instance of a near bandh (or "agitation" if you prefer) was the spontaneous rasta roko by Mumbai citizens when faced with water problems. Organized bandhs and subsequent discussions are better ways to address issues than to compromise forever or keep the disgruntled elements brewing with lesser productivity till violent riots or similiar reactionary event occurs.
Bandhs are a waste of precious time resulting in huge losses to the country's economy. Political parties like the Shiv Sena are only interested in disrupting normal lives of people. It is true that the bomb blasts in Bombay last year were a dastardly act of terror. But that is not reason enough to hold the country to ransom by holding such useless bandhs. If the Shiv Sena & BJP were really keen, they should have helped the families of the bomb blasts victims. As it is, the Shiv Sena is a goonda outfit, which is always on the lookout for some reason to spread riot and damage public property. It has been observed that, in India, only opposition parties call for bandhs as a means to oppose the ruling parties. When the same party returns to power, it opposes such bandhs and strikes. These bandhs and strikes have become a polical gimmick for a handful of people. Thus, this is a landmark judgement by the Bombay High Court. If the political parties appeal to the Supreme Court, I hope it(the Supreme Court) upholds the judgement given by the lower court and teaches these parties a well deserved lesson.
Agreed. Bandh is a right. Let political parties who want to observe Bandh, shut down their offices. Let them not do party work. Let them not give speeches or conduct rallies. But who are they to order other people to shut down their shops and establishments? What gives them such an inalienable right? How can they force others to close their establishments and term it as a people's right? That is not right.
All this is a result of too much of democracy in an illiterate and backward people,do we want such democracy for the trade Unions and political parties who are practically ruining the country.We have had enough.
