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How do you evaluate a State sponsored strike - Bundh, Hartal etc. in Indian terminology?

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Against a Supreme Court stay on 27% reservation for other backward classes, Tamilnadu, an Indian State at Government level sponsored a statewide total strike restraining the freedom of all Indian Citizens and common services operated through the State. A once great country has become so notorious now in poor discipline due to coalition politics. Not a single session of Parliament goes smooth without violating parliamentary dignity. States do not honor court verdicts and find loopholes in disobeying. Recently a Supreme Court Judge was in tears in an open court being blackmailed. What is the Supreme Court for, if its dictates are dishonored? On Saturday throughout the State, rail/air/surface transport, and all industrial and commercial activities came to a standstill. Fear of reprisal made the strike a big success. A State forcing the strike on its people! Should not its Governor, Prime minister and President resign in honor? Is it not a first-degree contempt/dishonor of court?

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Gone are the days for fear of contempt of the court with the legislature and executive and as you said there is a heavy tirade of these two against the judiciary is an order of the day. Earlier there happened to be a healthy competition between legislature and judiciary and one organ used to check the other for a welfare state. But now, since the politics is the last resort of the scoundrel, the berths are plenty of it today and there is no spite in getting the constitution amended to suit their fancies.

As far the state sponsored bundhs are concerned, the whole state is liable to be punished by courts under not only 'contempt' but also under using force on the peaceful citizens leading normal life and for abetting fury and disturbance on the masses.


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1. Evaluate these Strike, Bandh, Hartal etc. in India as a HOBBY.... When there is nothing constructive to do the mind becomes Devil's Workshop.. and the Law makers create confusion first and then study the loop holes later after few burnings... killings takes place. How much energy is lost of this country in this manner?. We are good in this HOBBY.. Finally our output is that of the Indian Cricket Team at World cup.! and even now we do not learn from our experiences. It just becomes a natural repeating of the old "Thamasha"

2. Let us be happy that at least they announce ahead of time... people stay at home and there is less violence... If they did not do that, along with the bandh there will be damage to public property too. I guess the state govt. are so rich, that they can afford to forego one day of revenue...

3. The Election commission should "ban" all political parties who participate in "bandhs" from participating in elections! Yes... that would be great thing... At the end of every year the Election commission should make a list of all losses caused by bandhs, and "fine" these parties.... Public should fight and get a court order to "stay" all these parties...

4. That would be great... we don’t need any of these guys... The good guys are actually hiding because they don’t have the strength to fight the corrupt guys.

5. Indian Constitution and democracy is completely different than what you believe. Here, the mechanism is as follows: The muscle men leaders (crooks, criminals, money suckers) manage the elections and the electorate by their dubious means, get elected as MPs and MLAs, become kings or contesting kings, royal class citizens with absolute right over what the laws would be, how the laws will be enforced, how and how much they would oppress people, what and how judiciary should function. State sponsored bandhs are nothing but the conch shell sounds before this royal class goes in to fighting among themselves or with judiciary that dares to sit on judgment over the kings and royal class families that have exclusive right over all in the country. In uncivilised societies you cannot but have corrupt, criminal and despotism powered and driven democracy.

6. Now a days the politics have become struggle for survival. It is for the party, by the party and of the party. The people are not in the scene. State sponsored Bandh and Hartal is just to get added mileage in there carreer and they want to show their party is above the court and hence our administration is becoming week day by day.Our leaders (?) are after the vote Bank, the culture, customs, education have no value to them. In fact in this case only our judiciary system can help us.