Are Bandhs The Right Way To Protest Against-Articl

It's a holiday in India today. No, there's no festivity nor any leader has passed away. The citizens have been forced to stay indoors today as a result of a bandh (closure) initiated by few opposition political parties. In the past, these bandhs were political in nature, but today it has the support of the common man, who simply have no solutions to inflation. This move was initiated after the central government increased the prices of fuel yet again.

As it always happens, a rise in fuel prices leads to a rise in the price of food and other essential commodities. Our actors, the small screen stars may have been hit by the inflation too. The question that we asked a few of them today is whether such bandhs are justified as a tool of protest against price rise? Here's what they said…

Abhinav Shukla
This is the right way to protest. As actors, we are usually oblivious to the problems of the common man. When a bandh occurs, everything is shut from studios to clubs, multiplexes to restaurants. That's when actors realize the problems the country is facing. A hike in flour price may not affect us, but it does to the poor and the middle class. There's no better way to express your resentment against the price hike than to strike.