Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 590 Wed. January 25, 2006  
   
Letters to Editor


Time to rethink about hartal


I was going to my office this morning which was a so called 'hartal day'. I was fortunate enough to hire a taxi at some doubled rent than usual (!). While passing by the Airport and Kllilkhet (Nikunja) area, I saw people waiting for suitable transportation. I was wondering whether they would reach their office or wherever necessary in time. Only some local buses were plying which were fully packed and obviously insufficient to carry that number of persons.

Ill feelings came to my mind for both who called the hartal and who created some opportunity for others to call it. If a general survey is carried, I am sure only 10%-12% of the officials miss office due to hartal. So it's a clash of ego between the government and the opposition. Whatever the reason is, the country should not come to a halt. There must be some other means to express your disagreement- without harming others' minimal rights and security.

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