Banish hartal or perish

In the name of democratic rights, the political parties have been going on the rampage through calling hartals right and left, caring less for your life or my business. As no other country in this modern world makes such use of such a right, it is time to question the legality of hartal.

Yes, it's time for our business representative bodies led by the FBCCI to come out on the streets and lead the movement to resist hartal -- we can no longer afford to sit in the committee rooms, condemn calling of hartals and release resolutions against such activities. We have to take positive action and for the sake of our existence urge all the shops and commercial establishments to keep open their shutters and do normal activities during a hartal.

If in the name of democratic rights, someone can call a hartal, trade bodies/forums can oppose hartals and do what's required. Don't forget three valuable days of the week will be lost because of hartal.