Re: [Assam] Bandh culture

[Ram Sarangapani]

Dipankar,

 

Many netters have written often about this 'bandh culture'. Reading the Assam Tribune and the Sentinel I have read many people voice their opinions against such a culture. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be heard.

 

The organizers of these bands care very little about the economic effects. The public too seems to care less. On the one hand its a holiday, so why worry. The fact that traders and manufacturers will ultimately shift the cost of bandhs to consumers in way of higher prices is not given any thought either.

 

>Can anybody suggest a remedy for this sickening culture.

 

The solution obviously lies with the people. They are ones that the organizers seek support from. If people do not give them that support, then calls for bandhs will fail.

 

I think recently a bandh call by some minority student group failed in major cities like Guwahati because people just ignored it. That is the solution.

 

--Ram


 

On Sat, Aug 20 2005 8:22:49 GMT+0530, Dipankar Malla Baruah (Well Logging) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hi all,

Today there is another "Assam Bandh" in Assam called by small tea garden owner's union. This has been a policy of every organization to call for a bandh to show their existence. The bandh is declared in such a way so that people get continuous holidays like on Saturdays and Mondays or when there is a normal day in between holidays. People also blindly support the bandh and prefer to have a rest day at home without even knowing the cause of the bandh. Can anybody suggest a remedy for this sickening culture.

Dipankar

With regards
D M Baruah
Dy Supdng Engineer
Well Logging Deptt
Oil India Ltd
Duliajan - 786 602
Assam
Phone : 0374 2803017 (R)094350 39820 (M)

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