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SURVEY�REPORT�ON�

PUBLIC�OPINION�ABOUT�HARTALS

Prepared�byp y

MBA� AGRIBUSINESS�MANAGEMENT�

KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITYKERALA�AGRICULTURAL�UNIVERSITY

Introduction

�Kerala has become a land of hartals. Political parties and other

Introduction

�Kerala has become a land of hartals. Political parties and otherorganizations are calling hartals at the slightest provocation

�With or without notice, hartals are throwing normal life out ofgear

�Threat to the peaceful existence of the people

�Intermittent hartals are discouraging investment in the state�Intermittent hartals are discouraging investment in the state

�The worst hit by hartals are the daily commuters, daily wageearners, students and the traders

�Result in the destruction of public property and raise threat tothe life of the innocent

QuestionsQuestions

� 1.Is�hartal the�ideal�method�of�protest�in�a�civilized�society?

� 2.Why�hartals are�frequent�in�Kerala?

� 3.Will�the�Hartal Regulation�Bill�be�passed�by�the�Kerala�AssemblyAssembly

� Government has also woken up to the negative impact of the� Government has also woken up to the negative impact of thehartals

�Introduced in the last legislative assembly a bill to control hartalby law. The bill is under the active scrutiny of the SelectCommittee

� It was in this context that the TMA has taken the initiative to� It was in this context that the TMA has taken the initiative tocommission a survey to understand the attitude of the publictowards hartals

�The survey was co�ordinated by Prof. Philip Sabu, Director (Retd.), MBA�ABM , Kerala Agricultural University and Mr. Vineeth.VStudent Co�coordinator TMA Student ChaptersStudent Co�coordinator, TMA Student Chapters

� Th d d i Th i di i Th� The survey was conducted in Thrissur district. Thesurvey covered 400 respondents, 221 females and 179males

� The sample consisted of 24 respondents with belowSSLC, 164 with secondary and higher secondary and 175with graduate and 37 with post�graduate qualificationwith graduate and 37 with post graduate qualification

Conclusion� It may be inferred from the study that the public opinion is

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Conclusion

against hartals� Vast majority feel that hartals serve no purpose, rather they

are politically motivated and disrupts peaceful life ofcommon man

� People generally do not resist hartals for fear of physicalviolence by the perpetrators of hartal and failure of the

t t i d t t ti t th i tigovernment to give adequate protection to the victims� Vast majority favoured regulating hartals rather than

banning them by law� h d i h l l h d� From the study it seems that Malayalees have accepted

hartal as the new normal and learned to cope with it ontheir own terms

22.Do�you�think�that�political�parties�will�voluntarily�give�up�h t l i th l i t t f th t ?hartals in�the�larger�interest�of�the�country?

Expecting24%

NeutralNot�

Expecting 12068%

12%Expecting

64%

80

100

61%

40

60

26%21%

No.�of�Respondents

0

20

40

50%16%17%

13% 11%

11%33%

73%

0Below��SSLC Secondary Graduate Post�Graduate

Expecting 12 42 36 6

Neutral 4 21 20 4

Not�Expecting 8 101 119 27

Sample FrameworkSample�Framework

No of RespondentsEducation

No�of�Respondents

Female Male Total

Below��SSLC 10 14 24

Secondary 73 91 164

Graduate 110 65 175

Post��Graduate 28 9 37

Total 221 179 400Total 221 179 400

1.Are�you�supporting�Hartal?

Support31%

Neutral8%

Oppose61%

100

120

56%

63%

40

60

80

34% 31%No.�of�Respondents

0

20

40

l d d d

13%32%

7%

10%6%

8%

80% 60%

Below��SSLC Secondary Graduate Post�GraduateSupport 3 56 55 12

Neutral 2 16 10 3

Oppose 19 92 110 22

21.Can�you�suggest�any�method�other�than�hartals to�protest against wrong policies of the government?protest�against�wrong�policies�of�the�government?�

Some�methods�of�protest�the�respondents�suggested�in�place of hartal are:place�of�hartal are:� Protesting�through�Facebook�posts� Working�on�holidaysg y� Hunger�strike� Follow�Chinese�model�of�hartal� Protest after office ho rs� Protest�after�office�hours� Seek�legal�remedy� Adopt�Japanese�model�strikes�(�manufacture�only�one�p p ( y

shoe�of�the�pair)� Boycotting�election� Engage in social service� Engage�in�social�service

20.Do�you�think�that�Malayalees are�celebrating�hartals?hartals?

Agree

Neutral9%

DisagreeAgree80%

Disagree11%

140

160

76%

82%

60

80

100

120


0

20

40

60

B l SSLC S d G d t P t G d t

84%87%

8%

12%

6%5%8%

12% 12%

8%

Below�SSLC Secondary Graduate Post�GraduateAgree 20 126 144 32

Neutral 2 19 11 2

Disagree 2 19 20 3

2.Is�hartal an�intrusion�into�the�f d f h ?freedom�of�the�common�man?

l

Agree66%

Neutral8%

DiDisagree26%

100

120 68% 65%

40

60

80

22%

30%No.�of�Respondents

0

20

4

Below��SSLC Secondary Graduate Post�Graduate

87.5% 49%

0%

10%5%

11%12.5%

40%

Agree 21 112 113 18

Neutral 0 17 10 4

Disagree 3 35 52 15

3.Do�you�support�hartal being�held�for�y pp gcauses�not�directly�related�to�Kerala?

Agree25%

Neutral8%

Disagree67%

100

120

140

60%

71%

60

80

30%23%


0

20

40


12.5%27%

0%

10%6%

8%

87.5% 65%

o o y oAgree 3 49 39 10

Neutral 0 16 11 3

Disagree 21 99 125 24

18 Type of losses18.Type of lossesThe respondents reported losses such as missedinterview, stranded for the whole day in the

l l f ll d l d drailway station, lost a full day salary and missedclass.

19.How do you spend time on hartal days?During the hartal day the respondents spent time

fby socialising, farming, playing, reading, watchingTV and browsing Facebook, whatsapp, etc.

17.Have�you�suffered�any�losses��due�to�hartal?

YYes16%

No84% 140

160

80%

86%

100

120

140

60

80No.�of�Respondents

20

40

13%

20%14%

14%

87%

86%

0Below�SSLC Secondary Graduate Post�Graduate

Yes 3 32 25 5

No 21 132 150 32

4.�Do�you�have�the�opinion�that�Political�parties�and�Communal�organisations are�conducting�hartals to�

promote�\ protect�their�vested�interests?Neutral

Agree63%

14%

Disagree

12066% 61%

23%

80

100

40

60

21%26%

18%


0

20


66%54%

21%

8%

8%13%

38%

Below��SSLC Secondary Graduate Post�GraduateAgree 16 109 107 20

Neutral 5 13 37 3

Disagree 3 42 31 14

5.Do�you�think�that�hartals ultimately�achieve their intended purpose \ objective?achieve�their�intended�purpose�\ objective?

BelievingBelieving24%

Neutral7%Not�

believing69% 68%69%��

100

120 67%68%

40

60

80

27% 23%


0

20

40

Below SSLC Secondary Graduate Post Graduate

16%27%

0%

6%9%

6%

84%67%

Below��SSLC Secondary Graduate Post�GraduateBelieving 4 44 41 10

Neutral 0 11 15 2

Not�believing 20 111 119 25

16.Do�you�think�that�hartals will�adversely�impact�Kerala's economic development?Kerala s�economic�development?

Neutral9%

Disagree140 82%

80%

Agree81%

10%

100

120

40

60

80


0

20

Below��SSLC Secondary Graduate Post�

96% 70%

4%

9% 9%

14%0%

9% 11%

16%

yGraduate

Agree 23 135 140 26

Neutral 1 14 16 5

Disagree 0 15 19 6

15.Do�you�think�that�hartals will�create�anarchy�(disorder)�in�the�society?( ) y

Agree

Neutral27%

55%55%

Disagree18%

70

80

90

10054%

55%

30

40

50

60

57%

27%28%

19% 17%


0

10

20

30

Below��SSLC Secondary Graduate Post�

58%57%

29% 19%13%

24%

yGraduate

Agree 14 88 97 21

Neutral 7 44 49 7

Disagree 3 32 29 9

6.Do�you�agree�that�hartals must�be�banned�by�law?law?

Neutral7%

Agree61%

Disagree32%

100

120 68%

58%

80

100

34%onde

nts

40

60

27%

No.�of�R

espo

0

20


70% 38%

13%5%

8%

11%17%

51%

yAgree 17 111 101 14

Neutral 3 8 15 4

Disagree 4 45 59 19

7.Do�you�agree�that�hartals must�be�regulated rather�than�banned�by�law?

NeutralNeutral11%

Disagree17%

14077%

Agree72%

100

120 70%

40

60

80

17%


0

20

40


42%

73%

20%

13%9%

8%38%

17%14%

19%

yAgree 10 114 136 27

Neutral 5 21 15 3

Disagree 9 29 24 7

14.Have�you�had�any�bitter�experiences�from�hartals?hartals?

Yes13%No 13%

87%

120

140

16085%

88%

60

80

100


0

20

40

60

13%

15% 12%22%

87%78%

0Below�SSLC Secondary Graduate Post��Graduate

Yes 3 23 20 8

No 21 141 155 29

13.Do�you�agree�that�the�Govt.�is�not�vigilant�enough�to�y g g ggive�protection�to�those�who�resist�hartals?

Agree69%

Neutral14%

Disagree14017%

100

120

140

70%70%

60

80

17%


0

20

40

Below SSLC Secondary Graduate Post Graduate

67%62%

8%

13%15%

16%25%

17% 15%

22%


Neutral 2 22 27 6

Disagree 6 28 26 8

8.Is�it�practicable�to�ban�hartals by�law?

Neutral11%

Believing66%

Not�believing 69%66% believing

23%

80

100

120 69%62%

40

60

70%14%

22%24%


0

20

Below��SSLC Secondary Graduate Post�G d t

58%

70%

8%

9%14%

11%34% 19%

GraduateBelieving 14 113 109 26

Neutral 2 15 24 4

Not�believing 8 36 42 7

9.Do�you�think�that�the�losses�(�public�and�private�)�caused�by�hartals must be recovered from the organizers of hartals?hartals must�be�recovered�from�the�organizers�of�hartals?

Neutral6%

Disagree7%

160 92% 85%Agree87%

120

140

160 92% 85%

60

80

100


0

20

40


87%76%

13% 3.5% 6%11%0%

4.5%9%

13%


Neutral 3 6 10 4

Disagree 0 8 16 5

12.Have�you�ever�resisted�hartals?

Resisted23%

Ne tralNeutral8%Not�

resisted69%

100

120

140

66%

72%

40

60

80

27%19%


0

20

40


21%

%

19%0%

7% 9%

8%

79%73%

o o y oResisted 5 45 34 7

Neutral 0 12 16 3

Not�resisted 19 107 125 27

11.Have�you�felt�that�hartals are�enforced�on�you?

Neutral5%

Felt65%

5%

Not Felt

120 68%61%

Not�Felt30%

80

100

31%

40

60

75% 57%8%

29%31%

40%


0

20

Below��SSLC Secondary Graduate Post�GraduateFelt 18 112 107 21

5%3%

8%

3%20%

40%

Neutral 1 5 14 1

Not�Felt 5 47 54 15

10.Do�you�agree�that�leaders�of�organizations�who�call�for�h t l ith t ti t b t k i t f t dhartals without�notice�must�be�taken�into�safe�custody�

(detained)?

Agree64%

Neutral20% 120

65% 62%

Disagree16%

80

100

40

60

15%

21%

20%17%


0

20


79% 60%

21%

15%

30%

0% 10%


Neutral 5 25 37 11

Disagree 0 32 29 4

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