noun
- plural of hartal: organized strikes or shutdowns of commercial activity as a form of political protest, especially in South Asian countries
Usage: political term; primarily used in South Asian contexts
Examples
- The opposition party called for hartals across the country to protest the new policy.
- Business owners suffered losses during the three-day hartals.
- The hartals disrupted transportation and closed most shops in the city.
- Students joined the hartals to show solidarity with the movement.
- The government tried to prevent the hartals from spreading to other regions.
- Local markets remained closed during the hartals despite police presence.