Bhuban da, > It is a very strong note – very scathing of the netters. I do not know how > the rest of our netters react to it.
See Bhuban da, what C'da puts us poor netters thru! Most of us have grown such thick skins, and are not even aware that C'da has been scathing. :) > The Municipal authority and the Government have all the powers they need to > control these strikes. It is a matter of law and order Law & order only work if the population is behind such policies. Law & order is usually perceived as draconian. The Govt. is also afraid, that if perchance some member of the demonstrating public is unjured or killed, that will another call/s for a bandh. >Demonstration of any kind within the city has to be approved by the Municipality >or the Corporation That might work in the UK, but with a corrupt setup like the GMC, bandh organizers may have to bribe some official to get the 'permission'. But you a are right in differentiating between strikes and bandhs. If I am not mistaken, a strike is localized and affects a particulr entity ( like a bank), but a bandh is pervasive. Bottomline is, until and unless that public stop cooperating with bandhs or giving it tacit approval, the band culture will continue. --Ram On 9/5/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Chandan > > > > It is a very strong note – very scathing of the netters. I do not know how > the rest of our netters react to it. I would not like to indulge myself in > such a game; I would just deal with the salient points – solutions if you > really want it. > > > > This bondh is a strike, a demonstration of sort. I am avoiding scholarly > semantics. Strike is a legitimate form of protest in democracy. The Assam > bondh is not unique in the world. In the streets of Paris, France, it is > possible to see strikers in procession with flags and slogans practically > every day. However, unlike Guwahati, normal life seems to continue, the > roads carrying pedestrians and vehicles, the pavement cafes delightfully > occupied, the shops busy with customers and so on. Nevertheless these are > strikes or bondhs. The shops and Government offices at Guwahati remain > closed and communication by road and rail affected, I think, in anticipation > of scuffles and violence. > > > > The Municipal authority and the Government have all the powers they need to > control these strikes. It is a matter of law and order. The Conservative > Government in Britain practically immobilised the trade unions by harsh > laws. Demonstration of any kind within the city has to be approved by the > Municipality or the Corporation. By a very recent legislation demonstration > near the Parliament palace in UK was completely banned. The Act made an > exception in the case of a man who continues to demonstrate in an adjacent > square against the involvement of the UK Government in war with Iraq. He > escaped punishment because the law cannot be applied retrospectively. Is not > that interesting! > > Regards > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
