Information from the police, public authorities and public sector undertakings shows that both the government and the public suffer extensive losses on hartal days and people's right to mobility is badly affected, in spite of the High Court's directive.
Information received by a Kochi-based NGO, Proper Channel, under the Right to Information Act from these agencies belies the government contention in the High Court that no incidents of law and order violations and damage to property had taken place during the hartals last year.