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10-hr Trinamool strike a blow for city

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Posted: Apr 22, 2008 at 0136 hrs IST

Kolkata, April 21 The 12-hour bandh called by Trinamool Congress and SUCI, was reduced to 10 hours today. Still, normal life was disrupted. There was no report of casualty or injury.

The bandh was called in protest against the price hike and the terror unleashed allegedly by the CPM in Nandigram.

While in Kolkata, four people were arrested on charges of creating trouble, 460 were arrested in the rest of the state.

Flight operations were normal at Dum Dum airport, train and bus services were also largely affected.

But as far as government buses were concerned, it was the decision of the transport department to run fewer buses. State minister for transport Subhas Chakraborty defended the decision, saying that bringing out buses during bandhs was not cost-effective.

In Kolkata, most offices, shops, commercial establishments and educational institutions remained closed.

At Writers’ Buildings, only 30 per cent of the employees were present.

The bandh supporters damaged one bus at Chetla and a media van at Lake Road in south Kolkata.

While Trinamool Congress congratulated the people for making the bandh successful, the CPM dubbed it “politically unsuccessful”.

“Our fight against price rise will continue. I know people have suffered, but they have come forward to support us,” said Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee at a rally in Hazra crossing.

The CPM blamed the NDA government for the price rise. “It was the policies pursued by the NDA government that ultimately led to the price hike. Mamata was part of NDA and she cannot absolve herself of the responsibility. We are continuously putting pressure on the UPA government to check price hike,” said CITU leader Shyamal Chakraborty.

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