There was a notable event on July 5th 2010 in India:
Opposition parties united to call for a nation wide strike.
It was a nation wide "bandh" called by the opposition parties to oppose rise in prices of commodities ..(or was it in opposition to the ruling party actually??!)
If this was towards the goal of making life less difficult for citizens, well...I'm not too sure.
Going by the newspaper reports, the cost/loss incurred on this day was somewhere between 3 to 5 crores in Rupees .Well, so much for working towards "saving" or thoughtful spending!
But one thing for sure: Thanks to the ruling political party for the rise in prices; Thanks to the opposition parties for the united uproar which didnt last till even sunset on that day.
Me and my friends - otherwise always trodden, traffic laden and jam packed spent a lazy and calm day. Being a road (tarred, or bumped, or pot-holed) in Bengaluru is not an easy life. But on this rainy July day, it was good not to be run over for most part of the day!
--Regards,
HAL Airport road and friends whose names are listed below:
Intermediate ring road,
ITPL road.
