KOZHIKODE: 2019 will be observed as anti-hartal year, announced a collective of 36 organizations after a meeting was held under the leadership of Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi.

Shops, buses and trucks will operated despite hartal calls from any political parties. For this, an anti-hartal committee will be formed by 36 organizations that was part of the meet.

Other decisions

• Anti-hartal conventions will be held in all districts. Political parties will be part of these conventions
• Will request political parties not to call hartals
• A grand meeting of anti-hartal will be held in the first week of January, 2019
• There is a recurring trend to postpone exams and cancel bus services when a hartal is called. This encourages pro-hartal people. Request will be made to avoid such practices
• The committee will also ask the media to stop publishing hartal calls

At the grand meeting to be held in the first week of next week, committee will decide on what to do with national strike called on January 8th and 9th.