Bandh: State govt to ensure normal life is not affected

Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government in Bengal has made special arrangements to ensure that normal life is not affected by any means during the 48-hour bandh called by the various trade unions on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

"We have a clear-cut stand and we do not support any bandh in the state. They (the Left) have pushed the state backwards in their 34 years of rule by calling bandhs. There will be no bandh now," Banerjee told reporters at Nabanna.

The state Home and Hill Affairs department has directed the state administration and police to ensure safety and security of the people and at the same time act tough against violation of law and order.

Meanwhile, in the Hills, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has also opposed the bandh and has urged businessmen to keep their shops open.