Today was a Bharat Band in protest of hike in petrol prices. the score was 80 buses damaged in Mumbai and 20 in Pune, till about 2 PM. I am not sure how much has been the damage of public property in other places.
Looking at this I strongly feel that the Supreme Court should withdraw this privilege of public protest if the parties concerned can not maintain decency and discipline. Slapping fines on such parties is not helping the Nation.
I also feel that such parties should be debarred from fighting state or national elections for a stipulated period, say 1 / 2 elections. If sport persons can be banned for their misbehaviour, why not the politicians?
