National Bandh..

@kiran8 (15348)
Mangalore, India
September 3, 2015 6:20am CST
Yesterday we had a National Bandh ( closure) organised by trade unions and actively supported by the opposition Congress party ,which meant that part of the nation was paralysed. In my own state we had no public transportation and schools,colleges , banks and other offices were closed because majority of the people could not reach their work spots.There were reports of violence in some states. It is highly irresponsible of these trade unions to blackmail the entire nation because they have some issues with the government and this happens in our country from time to time and according to news reports ,yesterdays national loss was around 400 million dollars !!!..Do you have this sort of a thing in your country when almost the entire nation comes to a stop?
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Sharon
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
15 Sep 15
No, I haven't seen anything quite like that here. It has to be awful for you.
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kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Sep 15
@simone10 This month we have had two bandhs in my city one was yesterday...It is a protest against river water sharing because what is being proposed is a half baked idea that leaves one part of the state almost dry...
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kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
23 Sep 15
t is awaful and this happens every now and then here which is very unfair because people travelling get stranded and often sick people get no timely help because there is no public transport and so on..
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Sharon
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
26 Sep 15
@kiran8 I am so sorry to hear this. It really saddens me.
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jaishankar
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
23 Sep 15
@kiran,I disapprove of these bandhs and strikes that harm our development.Political parties grind their own axe by calling strikes and bandhs.They have nothing to do with people who vote them to power.
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kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
23 Sep 15
Same here, when you are unhappy, you can lead a demonstration and show your concern, that too should be done peacefully but not bring the entire nation to a stand still..
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jaishankar
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
23 Sep 15
@kiran8 Exactly.And they,if they are dissatisfied with any government policy,they take the whole nation on ransom.
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jaishankar
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
24 Sep 15
@kiran8 Recently the Patidar movement conveying the whole of Gujrat to flames cost dear to the state.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
3 Sep 15
Well there is upcoming shut down of government looming Kiran.
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kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
4 Sep 15
Is that so, for what reason Tiara ? But I don't think you would have strikes and shut downs as frequently as it happens here .Our shut down was so unnecessary and what a waste !
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
4 Sep 15
@kiran8 I have been reading a lock down of government possibly in November. They did this before. It is becoz the parties cannot agree on something like national debt I believe. Do not understand it. But then who understands government? haha
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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4 Sep 15
Darn I hate such time wasters. They put people into so much difficulty.
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kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
4 Sep 15
Yes especially if someone is sick or has already planned on travelling,! We were watching the news and there were so many travelers stranded at bus station , railways stations and airports because there was no transportation available!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
12 Sep 15
I have seen some photos on the European newspapers. It is sad when a Nation is blackmailed by irresponsible trade unions. There are people who need to travel, this is very bad.
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kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
12 Sep 15
It definitely is ! It is also alarming that a few people with absolutely no clear agenda can hijack the nation and make its citizens helpless !
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kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
12 Sep 15
@LadyDuck So, you have strikes there as well...probably not as many as we have here ! Bandhs are common here since we have one or two each year !
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
12 Sep 15
@kiran8 This is the situation we had in my native country (Italy) during the seventies. It was a pain to go to work every day without public transports.
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