Bengal braces for second day of strike
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West Bengal was in the grip of a bandh for the second consecutive day on Friday after the opposition Trinamool Congress and its ally the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) enforced the shut down to protest the fuel price hike.
For the second day in a row the bandh disrupted rail and road communication. Most shops and markets were closed and there were very few vehicles on the road.
Trains services in Howrah and Sealdah section were badly hit. Eastern Railway (ER) and South Eastern Railway (SER) authorities have cancelled several trains while many long distance trains were stranded at different stations due to the blockades on the tracks put up by the bandh supporters.
Airport sources around 15 flights took off from the N S C Bose International Airport till 7 am.
Trinamool Congress along with SUCI called the 12-hour bandh against Centre's fuel price hike decision.
BJP has also called a 12-hour bandh today on the same issue.
On Thursday, the CPI(M)-led ruling Left Front had called a bandh to protest against the fuel price hike.
For the second day in a row the bandh disrupted rail and road communication. Most shops and markets were closed and there were very few vehicles on the road.
Trains services in Howrah and Sealdah section were badly hit. Eastern Railway (ER) and South Eastern Railway (SER) authorities have cancelled several trains while many long distance trains were stranded at different stations due to the blockades on the tracks put up by the bandh supporters.
Airport sources around 15 flights took off from the N S C Bose International Airport till 7 am.
Trinamool Congress along with SUCI called the 12-hour bandh against Centre's fuel price hike decision.
BJP has also called a 12-hour bandh today on the same issue.
On Thursday, the CPI(M)-led ruling Left Front had called a bandh to protest against the fuel price hike.
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