It was wary and worry for Mumbai as the opposition and a cluster of other parties called for a Bharat Bandh yesterday. Several establishments remained shuttered as there were sporadic cases of violence and threats to the city. Nationwide we did see disruption of normal life. In Mumbai, the bandh was fairly tepid compared to the bandhs of earlier, where we have seen large scale damage to public property and unfortunately, loss of life, too.

It is time we re-looked at the concept of bandhs, strikes or any kind of agitation. Those that are adamant about launching these must now focus on getting their point across, making their voices heard without disrupting normal life.