Hunger strike is the best way to protest ?? need your opinion guys ???

India
December 24, 2006 8:17pm CST
Leader, politician do hunger stike , is that a better way to protest , I have witness and lady politition who has been on hunger stike from last 19 days. Yes guys its true she is MAMTA BANERJEE from west bengal. She is fighting for the farmer to save there land from TATA's. Yes ! I am talking abt TATA Singur Issue.
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@tamanash (950)
• India
25 Dec 06
no i dont think so.good way to protest is not hunger strike.but if politician are going on a hunger strike i have no problem bcoz they already had eaten our country so much that there is nothing left to eat for them.mamta is no exception.all politicians are same.
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• India
25 Dec 06
lage raho munna bhai
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@milott (2646)
• India
25 Dec 06
Yes, hunger strike used to be the best way to protest. This is the method started by none other than our father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi. He did it without any other intentions but to get the nation free from the clutches and for other issues and he did this without any other intentions, but these days it is done by the politicians for self-gain rather than any other reason. It has been followed as a gimmick to gain political mileage and to get sympathy from the voters and get votes from them this way.
@shyam4uall (1002)
• India
26 Dec 06
Ti fight from the non-violence way we need better stability both physically and mentally.So I don't think fasting for around 22 days with only water can provide you stability, it will rather unstable you and your ophysical health deteriotes.I would never go to hunger strike while protesting anything..I would rather go for other non-violence way..
• India
17 May 07
Do you think its possible to stay without food for 19 days. Be logical. Obviously they should eat something in the backscreens. I feel non-violence is the best way to protest. I am sure you know about Gandhiji's non violence protest. It helped to wipe out Britishers Out of INDIA. So i feel non-violence will have more power than hunger-strike. I feel hunger strike will be a good method of protest for college students when their mess food is of poor quality...As we do it...LOL
@kumbarn14 (735)
• Pakistan
18 May 07
Hunger strike - who reaps the result - the person who started may be the minister. What happens to the supporters they will have to go back home walking while the minister whoever started will have cars to go home. Is this democracy - freedom of speech or freedom of food - the whole world is travelling in this enormous ship - democracy - no meaning. Compared to democracy - look at United Arab Emirates - it has a Sheikdom comprising with Sheikhs - first their aim is their people, everyone of them are looked after from education to a healthy living, they love their country and look to what heights they have reached. They love all the overseas nationals they work for them, they have the liberty to enjoy life the way they want, you can purchase the most latest racing care one of the sheikhs may not have, the government will not come after your tail and ask from where did you get the money. It is a heaven and freedom to live in this country because there is no democracy or this stupid strikes which most of the time end killing innocent people,burning or destroying state runned buildings.
@nilzerous1 (2434)
• India
26 Dec 06
Ahimsa Satayagraha is a good practice if done for a cause. But adament movement will lead towards isolation. Ms. Banerjee must realise the order of the day.
@jimotman (633)
• Indonesia
25 Dec 06
there are a lot of people from indonesia who also do that. then even sew their mouth! they end up in the hospital, and who will pay for the hospital bill? the government? I totally disapprove every method of protest that hurt oneself. protests, I think can be made without having to hurt anyone, especially the protester him/herself.
@classy56 (2880)
• United States
25 Dec 06
i dont know much about this but i think a hunger stike is a little to much.i glad she fighting for the farmers.but there has to be another way beside hunger
@gaboy_ska (296)
• Philippines
26 Dec 06
I think it is unhealthy, but I am with the courage that MAMTA has. I think a good way to protest is by noise barrage, so that everybody can hear your point or message. Organizing a concert,sharing your massage will be as good as well.
• India
25 Dec 06
i don't think it a good way at all as you are not harming you but as well as others and the country economics is also gets down due to this and this effects the middle class the most and there is nothinh like hunger strike these polticians eat something without getting noticed..
@akinov (196)
• Philippines
25 Dec 06
no,, hunger strike??? maybe not,, try another type of protest, like massive walk=out that disabling the work in a day or a week...
@iyamapa (259)
• Philippines
26 Dec 06
i dont really think that it is a good idea... it will never do anything good it will just make you hungry and miserable
@bimmer999 (1158)
• Philippines
26 Dec 06
i dont see the point in a hunger strike...maybe there are other ways to better protest..
• United States
25 Dec 06
I think it depends on the situation what the best form of protesting is, and it also depends on who you are protesting and the type of people you are dealing with!
@nana1944 (1364)
• United States
25 Dec 06
I don't think a hunger strike is the way to go. Why debilitate your health to try to make a point? Try is you are a politician to get some bills passed that would help the farmers. What will you gain by a hunger strike?
@sahergul (774)
• Pakistan
25 Dec 06
well its a way to make others realize that they value the specific matter ... ya i think it works
• United States
25 Dec 06
Best way? I don't know. A good way? Probably.
• India
25 Dec 06
There are many other ways to protest.Hunger strike is a total foolishness.I mean the person who is doing hunger strike for the goodwill/concern of certain set of people,shud ask the people to do the same for him/her.Also the govt/owners shud not come into the centiments of such strikes.It is a indefinite way of blackmailing aginst costing life.It shud be banned totally.
@soumodeep (944)
• India
25 Dec 06
I do not think that hunger strike is the best way to response. Now this is my opinion. Nowadays any kind of strikes are not a good way to response. A strike means people won't go to work. And if this happens then the economy will go down. If people doesn't work then the country can't progress. That's one of the main reasons why India is lagging behind. If you see the developed countries they have the least strikes. If u want to solve a problem then solve it diplomatically. Strike will for nothing bring down the economy. If we stop working we are not only harming the economy of the country but also harming ourselves. So we should do debates and talks and discussions, and whoever is proven right will take the decision of what to do.