Anti-SIR Agitation Intensifies: Is The Opposition Facing A Backlash?
After more than a week of anti-SIR protests in Delhi, questions are mounting over their economic impact and the limits of public demonstrations. The Delhi High Court has agreed to an urgent hearing of a plea alleging that traders have suffered losses of around Rs 2,000 crore. The BJP has accused the Opposition of attempting to create unrest, while former Solicitor General Harish Salve has alleged foreign funding behind the protests. The INDIA bloc, however, has vowed to continue its agitation, with the Congress protesting at Jantar Mantar despite restrictions on the site. Is the prolonged confrontation triggering a pushback against the Opposition's protest strategy?
