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Bengal paralysed by Trinamul bandh

The bandh call given by the Trinamul Congress in West Bengal has paralysed normal life as people are keeping indoors fearing violence in the state.

Though the bus and tram services are operational in Calcutta, they are running empty. However, flights are operating as per schedule and so far no flight has been delayed since Friday morning.

Services of the Metro Railway, South Eastern Railway and Eastern Railway have been badly affected as the Trinamul workers are lying on the tracks and preventing any movement of rail traffic.

At Rashmoni Road, two persons were injured after Trinamul activists and CPI-M cadres clashed when the former tried to enforce the bandh .

In another incident, Trinamul activists tried to set a government bus ablaze at Chaditala in Tollygunge, but prompt intervention by the Rapid Action Force prevented the situation from getting out of control.

Senior Trinamul leader Pankaj Banerjee claimed, "The Communist Party of India-Marxist activists, along with the police, are attacking our boys who are protesting on the streets."

The police control room in Calcutta said over 2000 additional police personnel have been deployed to deal with any eventuality.

According to a railway spokesperson, 14 trains are stuck up at various places in West Bengal. Kalka Express, Mithila Express are held up at Burdwan, which is two hours away from Calcutta and the Bokaro Express is stuck at Dankuni, which is 90 minutes away from Calcutta.

Reports of trains being halted at Bolpur ant Katwa have also come in.

In Midnapore town, Trinamul activists destroyed a government bus and normal life has been disrupted.

However, in Keshpur, Imtiyaz Ali, a CPM committee member, said the bandh was not successful and shops were opened in Keshpur.

Mamata was reportedly attacked in Keshpur on Wednesday night after she was addressed a rally in the town.

According to reports reaching Calcutta, Malda, a Congress stronghold, is also badly affected by the bandh. Except government buses, no vehicles are plying on the city's roads.

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