Fed up with Bandas

I used to be very happy when I didn’t have to go to college. A day banda was like a rest at home or refreshing day. I used to think there must be at least one such holiday every month. And this time, my wish came true as a series of days as holiday. But now I have realized how illiterate I was to think in such a way without imagining about its consequences. It is harming every individual’s life knowingly or unknowingly.

For the past couple of months, Nepal has been facing bandas continuously; sometimes by political leaders or by relatives of those killed in accidents or taxi drivers or petroleum suppliers or by transport entrepreneurs or by students and so on. The strike callers are of all varieties and it has got endless list. If anyone is not satisfied with what is happening in the country, they are free to protest anywhere at any time no matter what emergency is there with other people.

Everyone knows even a day banda can cause crores of loss but also no one cares about it since people think it’s not their problem, its government’s. It seems banda is the only solution for every problem regardless what the problem is. These bandas have become a part of our culture. We have to declare it for every chance we get to do it. And to celebrate it, we need to burn tyres and protest everywhere.

We are constantly talking about “Naya Ganatantric Nepal” hoping that it would bring peace in the country and it really is happening. There are no vehicles on the streets, no traffic jams and no noises, no pollution, no need to go to colleges and schools, no exams and so no tension at all. Yes, New Nepal is all about peace and harmony and it’s really very serene nowadays.

We say our country is economically poor and these bandas are making it poorer than before. The most affected people through these activities are the underprivileged one. Rich people can get through anyway. They have diverse source of income. But people who have to survive through daily wages are victimized. Their lives have become not less than living in a hell.

We, citizens, are the most powerful part of our nation. When we unite, we can do anything and we all know it. Loktantric Ganatantra Nepal is the proof of unity. But in case of strikes, it seems like we are misusing our power. We tend to look only to the positive sides of these strikes but beside it, there are more negative effects to everyone living in this country. It is not only the way to fulfill our wishes. There might be many other alternatives. Without destructing the lives of our own, cant we go for any other ways?