Ninety-six hour hartal!
In the March 10 issue of The Daily Star, the headline of a news item, '96 hr hartal if govt quits not by March' jolted me -- it was almost like a physical blow. Despair, anguish, anger and all sorts of emotions took hold of me. We did not elect the government and opposition MPs to become victims of such injustice. If they really desire people's welfare, why don't they sit down together, discuss the problems and find ways to solve those?
There is a limit to people's patience. I think time has come for the common people to protest the unbearable situation, compel the prime minister and the opposition leader to sort out the differences so that people can live in peace. We have had enough and we want stability in the political arena.
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