antidogmatix: Blow on political parties that cannot care less

Wednesday, 3 October 2007

Blow on political parties that cannot care less

Legal luminaries may debate on complex legal issues involved in the Supreme Court of India's outrage against the Tamil Nadu Government over the government-sponsored bandh/hartal/general strike called by ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam. Some are accusing the court of encroaching on what is not its territory. Forgotten in this excercise in hairsplitting is the fundamental right of citizens as opposed to the right of political parties. Who will remedy the physical and mental torture suffered by those who are stranded due to bandhs etc. and huge financial loss caused by strikes that paralyse normal life? The fundamental rights of citizens should not be allowed to be bulldozed by the rights of political parties to call for strikes that disrupt public order. The court's intervention is just an expression of the pubilic ire against such strikes. I firmly believe that the court upholds the constitutional rights of citizens to free movement. I hail the court order.

1 comment:

Chandini Santosh said...: Bandhs or hartals should not be a problem for Keralites, addicted as we are to lying low during bandhs. Hail Bandh's Own Country!; 3 October 2007 at 22:05

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