Politics of hartal
The Awami League, the main opposition in parliament, observed a hartal Saturday -- an unconstitutional practice. The dawn-to-dusk hartal was observed to protest 'infringement on democratic rights'.
By setting BRTC buses on fire during the hartal, they violated our right to have transport, or wasn't it hindering our daily busy lives? How many of our democratic rights have they ruined so far? That is the question to be asked. What if we, the people, really start asserting our democratic rights and raise our voice against the parties which observe hartal? How many times have we heard that a referendum be held to get the people's opinion on hartal?
The opposition is clearly not concerned about the rights of people.
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