Adequate security is offered to people to carry on with life, but Keralites still choose to stay at home opting to take self declared holidays during hartals, the Government maintained in the affidavit.

The state has never had to call in even paramilitary forces, and if things look worse than they are, it is because the media is given to attracting attention by playing up trivial incidents that occur during hartals.

Asserting that the Government cannot be accused of failing in its duties to prevent disruption of life during hartals, the affidavit claimed that the Government, however, does postpone examinations and interviews during hartals, only for the sake of “public convenience”.

Hartal Numbers

2007:33

2006:119

2004:124

2003:123