A disfunctional Tuesday in Kolkata

Its Tuesday morning and this is what I saw when I looked down the otherwise busy street through my window. Everyone is too scared to go out. No, its not last evening's rain that was actually quite a relief from the heat. It is what we refer to, as a Bandh(strike). This time it has been called on for 12 hours all over India. Its obviously a political strike and hence as usual the civilians suffer.

People who survive on daily wages are losing a day's wage. The whole country is losing on trade and there is an approximate loss of over Rs.700 crores.People are stuck in airports stations and even inside trains because of this nuisance called strike.Toilets are locked down in the city airport and people cannot even practice their basic human right. Private or public transport has been stalled and party people(not the night club and disco party people) are rallying down the streets to show their importance .

Unfortunately,all that I can see is the loss.Its not helping anyone or any idea at all.Strikes should be banned in India.But then people will say that strikes are the basic rights of a democratic republican country but where the basic survival rights have been taken away from the civilians democracy can only be a myth.

While political parties quarrel, we the people suffer and cannot do much about it.During elections it feels like choosing between a thief and a robber to reign over us because no one is straight(all sorts of puns intended).So, here I am, writing about Kolkata's piece of suffering in the strike instead of the happiest of times that Kolkata celebrated last evening for the rain after the scorching heat of Summer and the daily fight in sweat and humidity.

and then there was live coverage

On 26th November 2008, a massacre in Mumbai began and did not want to end without bloodshed, devastation and demolition until 29th of the same month where everything came to a stand still.While others were blaming the World around them they 4got that when they point a finger a some1 ,the other 4 fingers are pointed back to them.The media had a wonderful coverage of how things are going on without manupalating much and the media too is being blamed.

Who are we fooling here? Am sure you can answer that!

Life is not easy even as a civilian nowadays but when was it?Are we really united India?

Young people must step up!In the current situation, will you allow your sons to enter politics ?

Because you have to be in the system if you want to change the system and life is not Rang De Basanti where you can kill the bad boys and ie yourself.Badboys always can be replaced.

Why are we whining now?Stop whining ,take some action.What action? We are civilians? What can we possibly do?

This is what we can do.....acknowledge the truth and move on without forgeting and work on self defence maybe and not whine about opening our bags or getting security checks done everywhere.

We Are Not Helpless but IGNORANT!
Solution:Stop Ignoring!