A hartal day is a symbol of non-violent protest. Everything ramains closed on a hartal day. Generally the people who are deprived of their demands. When dissatisfaction grows among a group of people or political parties, hartal becomes a way to show that. Hartal is democratic but nowadays, it has become very frequent. Recently we have experienced a lot of it. Hartal may be called on various issues. On a hartal day people normally stay at home and pass their time idly. But the government servants have to attend their offices. During hartal motor-vehicles do not run on roads, people move on foot and sometimes rickshaws are permitted to ply on roads. It affects our economy in various ways. However, it is true that hartal is very harmful for a country. But it, at times, solves problems. So it should be observed withing some limit.