What does a Bundh do? For one it is definitely a form of protest. But then does it mean that my right to protest should impinge upon other's right of not agreeing to the method of protest? It surely does. The example is here there and everywhere whenever, particularly in this state, a Bundh is called by the Political Party that is in Power or that has "Power". So the various Organised bodies under such situations take unanimous decision of ensuring that the right to disagree is not made manifest. Result? You have a day when most of the commercial establishments keep their units closed lestno unwanted damage takes place. And of course the general people who are not directly involved in the process get engulfed by a situation of decreed non action. The visual manifestationof this situation is that onsuch a "Bundh" day youdo not have many people venturing beyond their"Para" or "Mohalla" perimeters. And when the day is over you have one side calling it a grand success because people have participated "voluntarily" to make the Bundh a success, whereas theotherside saying what purpose did it serve?
Lo behold, theChannels would jump on the bandwagon of making hay by airing programmes where you will see a large participation fromwhat we know as renowned Personalities with benches and rows full of a number of common man faces. The microphone would be graciously held up to the lips of one such common face to voice his or her opinion, andweshall see thegreat show of participation inthe ongoing debate.
Life goes on, and Bundh goes on. The daily wage earners dafinitely have a bad day. Yet it is the daily wage earners who because of their sheer number in our country are the most used section whenever there is a call for the polity to express their opinion on the state of affairs in general. Each and every Politicianis appears so worried that this section is most deprived. What a travesty of values. Is "anybody" bothering? I guess not.
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