My boss is always furious at those who indulge in wall chalking. He says wall chalking was okay in Zia’s period of press censorship, but now that so many newspapers and television channels are free to criticize the government there is no need for wall chalking.
My view is a bit different. I think some organizations are still justified in wall chalking. Television channels and newspapers give coverage mostly to large organizations. They ignore protests staged by small organizations. This is why these organizations are forced to paint their slogans on walls.
Some people raise the objection that these organizations deface the city. I don’t think so. Usually walls of desolate buildings are selected for wall chalking or those that are public offices like Central Jail in Karachi or colleges or universities. I haven’t seen many private buildings being wall chalked. So there is hardly any ethical issue here. If we want our city to look beautiful, we need to plant more trees, we need to keep its roads clean, we need to take action against vehicles that emit black smoke. These are the real things to do. Forget wall chalking.
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