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POLITICS OF BANDH BY VHP
The roots of the practice of "BANDH" may lie in "collective bargaining" in the history but nowadays, bandhs are
implemented
by the forced closure of shops and business houses - a method that is anything but not voluntary, and thus
undemocratic.
The roots of the practice of "BANDH" may lie in 'collective bargaining' in the histry. In fact, during the struggle for
freedom,
bandhs (which were called "HARTAL" then) were entirely different in nature and aim. The method then used to have
the
whole-hearted support of the people, since it was used for the sacred cause of securing social and economic justice
and
political freedom. Nowadays, bandhs are plemented by the forced closure of shops and business houses - a method
that is
anything but not voluntary, and thus undemocratic.
Bandh calls are for the most part obeyed not because of support or involvement, but out of fear and terror. Calls for
bandh are fundamentally wrong as they interfere with the exercise of the fundamental rights of millions of citizens.
They cause great hardship and suffering. Since bandhs are forced on the people, every bandh is associated with
violence, resulting in loss of life, public and private property and injury to individuals.
Nowadays 'Bandhs' are used by political parties or organisations to exhibit their so-called 'strength', by collecting
people who
have no interest in social justice and who congregate either because they have been paid to do so, or because they
have been emotionally charged or brainwashed into participating. Nothing is really achieved by these 'bandhs' other
than satisfying the insecure egos of dubious leaders. Bandhs become vulgar public shows, head-counts of those 'in
favour' of the "cause".
In the process, anti-social elements and mindless clods have a field day by burning vehicles, looting shops, jamming
the wheels
of progress and preventing the ordinary citizens from earning their daily bread. In general, the constant effort of the
anti-people
groups and organisations is to do "what will please the people" and not "what will benefit the people".
Bandhs in the present circumstance mean that peace-loving people should remain at home while the communal and
Mafia-style
mobs are allowed to do whatever they want. That is exactly what happened in all the last bandhs called by VHP and
BJP. Any bandh called in such a situation, and that too by known communal
organisations, should be firmly dealt with.
Rohit Prajapati
Trupti Shah
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
(R)
ROHIT PRAJAPATI / TRUPTI SHAH
37, PATRAKAR COLONY,
TANDLJA ROAD, VADODARA - 390 020, GUJARAT, INDIA
PHONE/Fax NO : +91-265-334461 (O) 412499
E-mail NO : [email protected],
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