Is opposition right ?
Every time there is a problem, we shout at the government for failing. But who would point out that what the opposition party is doing is not always right? Is it right to burn a bus? Or to call hartal? Did we have smooth time during Awami League governance? It is only right to say that we didn't. We had as much violence as we see today and even more. Why would not we give five years to the government to stay in power and then have our say in the next election?
It is a pity that our political system gets violent against itself. Could anyone tell that we are better off today than a decade back? I think the opposition leader has a perpetual wrath against the ruling party and vice versa. And in between we are the victims. The newspapers point their finger towards government for failing to restore law and order, but they don't ask why the opposition party is calling a series of self-destructive hartals. They don't oppose vehemently if the opposition activists burn vehicles but they do if the government wants to stop the violence.
It is their right to call hartal. But to observe it or not is my right. Why should I be bombed for not following hartal if that is my right?
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