If I were a politician...

Well, if I were a politician, I would have definitely created a situation where the government would have been forced to take a hard stance, and then I would be able to blame the government for oppression and political harassment, and claim that the government has failed to serve the people.

I would cite "minority oppression", would claim how the law and order situation has deteriorated, forgetting that I myself may have contributed to the deterioration. I would effectively paralyse parliament on issues that hardly serve the interest of the people and call numerous hartals when foreign delegates and donors are due to arrive at the capital city. How demeaning that is to the image and governance of the country!

But that is what we are watching these days.