Monday 21 December 2009

STRIKE AGAINST DIVISION OF BENGAL

Aamra Bangalee's strike in Cooch Behar

The Aamra Bangalee sponsored strike received a mixed response in Cooch Behar district on Monday. Police said the bandh passed off peacefully.

No passenger bus of private operators plied but a few buses of North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) were found plying with fewer passengers. Bandh supporters staged roadblocks at different places. The trains however plied without any disruption. Government offices and banks were found opened but several schools were found closed.

District Aamra Bangalee secretary Mr Haribala Roy claimed that the people of the region today came out spontaneously to make the bandh successful. It proved that the people are against any further division of Bengal, he said.

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