WB: BJP's bandh to protest killing of students in N. Dinajpur underway, clashes in parts of state
Kolkata Sept 26 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s 12-hour West Bengal bandh (strike) to protest the killing of two students in a clash with police in North Dinajpur district of the state is underway, media reports said.
However, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which rules West Bengal, opposed the bandh and made attendance of state government employees compulsory on Wednesday as well as on Sept 25 and 27. The Left too opposed the bandh.
Several clashes have occurred between the BJP and TMC supporters in various parts of the state during the bandh, local news report said.
In Shyambazar area of north Kolkata, BJP and TMC supporters had a heated argument at around 9:30 am.
Tension occurred in Arapur and Malda as BJP supporters attacked cars.
Train services in various parts of the state have been disrupted by bandh supporters since morning.
Eleven people have been arrested so far by police from Cossipore area of north Kolkata, The Times Of India reported.
Going live on Facebook, TMC MP Derek O'Brien called the bandh a "flop show".
"The bandh is a flop show. Not even a flop show....it is more traffic on roads than usual day," Derek said.
Several shops are open in the city, local media reported.
Speaking about the bandh, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh said: "Government buses are running but there are very less people in those vehicles. We are not stopping buses forcefully."
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