Sunday, September 30, 2007

No bandh whatsoever!


Normally all courts in the country close for the weekend and that is true even for the Supreme Court of India.when the Special Leave Petition was filed by the opposition,no one expected the Supreme Court to hold a rare sitting of the Judges on a Sunday.but that is what had happened today.not only was the Supreme Court called to order on a Sunday,but it was also the judgement that has made headlines.
Bandh by definition is a call of protest announced by the political parties opposing the current government.what this call for Bandh does is that it pretty much brings all daily life to a complete standstill.there will be no food deliveries,any shop open on that day can be ransacked and there will be no transportation.all of this causes such havoc and hardship to the common man.can you imagine going a day without any milk or any other fresh food supplies or even being unable to travel a distance of 1 kilometre in safety during a call of bandh.like i had said before,this call is made by the opposing parties to the current government.but this time around,the ruling government themselves have made this call.and this had irked many a citizen of Tamilnadu.more often than not,political parties in India have made use of this Bandh as a way of protest.and they pay scant heed to the total havoc such calls for bandh brings about.here,this time around the ruling government led by the DMK made the call and immediately the opposition went ahead and filed a petition in the high court.but since the judgement of the High Court was vague,they decided to file a SLP before the Supreme Court of India.and lo behold,the Supreme Court not only accepted the opposition's views but they have also come down pretty hard on the DMK which had been touting this call for Bandh.what is more,the Supreme Court has issued orders/warnings to the current government that the current Bandh call is hereby revoked,that there shall be no Bandh tomorrow,the rights of the people supersedes that of the politicians and that if any attempt is made by any political party anywhere to initiate a Bandh,they will be playing with fire and that there shall be serious consequences to be had as a result of that.this has been one roller coaster ride that has just started.let us see what else happens as tomorrow is not that far away!

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