1.a general closing of stores and suspending of work, especially as an indication or means of political protest
2.an occasion when shops are closed and people stop work, as a political protest
1.She has called a nationwide hartal (protest strike) for June 27th to call for the government to step down.
她已经呼吁全国在6月27日进行hartal(抗议罢工)以要求政府下台。