Samajwadi party and Cpi-ml support October nine Bangla Bandh

Kolkata, Oct 06 (UNI)West Bengal state units of Samajwadi Party and the Cpi-ML Liberation have extended their 'full support' to the 12 hour Bangla Bandh on October nine, jointly called by the All India Trinamool Congress(AITC) and the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI).

Expressing solidarity with AITC supremo Mamata Banerjee for "continuing her uncomprising struggle in support of farmers in Singur",Samajwadi party state President Vijay Updhyay in a statement here today lambasted the state government for allegedly "snatching away" about 1,000 acres of crop land from hapless farmers in the area.

Also criticisng the alleged unprovoked lathi charge on Ms Banerjee and her party supporters by Hooghly district police on Spetember 25 night,the party described the incident as an "attack on the country's democracic pricipal" and extended its full support to the proposed dawn to dusk statewide bandh on Monday next.

Expressing similar views Cpi-ml liberation state General Secretary Kartick Paul also extended his party's "total support"towards October nine Bangla Bandh and urged the party supporters and sympathisers as well to leave no stone unturned for its all round success.

While the Congress has already extended its moral support to the bandh, Cpi-m and all other Left Front partnerts have decided to oppose it peacefully.

While the Congress has also extented its compleet support to teh bandh, CPIM and all other Left Front partners have decided to oppose it peacefully.

Incidentally,life in West Bengal is likely to be paralised since morning on Monday next in view of the statewide 12 hour Bangla Bandh, called jointly by the AITC and the SUCI protesting against the alleged acquisition of multiple cropland at Singur for the proposed small car manufacturing unit of the Tata's.

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