Politics of hartal
Although BNP joined one or two parliament sessions, it is a matter of regret that this opposition party could not play a significant role in making the parliament effective. Besides, politics of hartal that caused huge loss to our economy has added fuel into the flame. BNP's decision of not joining the parliament has made the people frustrated. MPs of BNP can even resign any time from the parliament; they have warned the government about it. Undoubtedly, this decision is leading the whole country again to the politics of clash.
Democracy cannot be strengthened by quitting parliament and declaring hartals. The opposition will have to give up the bad practices. On the other hand, the government will have to show tolerance to the opposition, so that they cannot find any clue to declare any destructive programme like hartal. Hartal cannot be acceptable in any circumstances. The common people are also against this practice. But those who are in the opposition consider hartal the main weapon of movement for ousting the government. After the experience of 1/11, we hoped that the country would get rid of the politics of hartal. But the reality is different.
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