West Bengal shutdown
Kolkata,
Oct.
31,
2007:
The
Trinamool
Congress
party
chief,
Mamata
Banerjee
called
for
bandh
in
Bengal
today,
following
her
visit
to
the
violence-struck
Nandigram.
She
accused
the
ruling
party
for
not
restoring
peace
in
Nandigram
and
urged
people
to
carry
on
the
strike
in
a
peaceful
manner.
People
had
to
face
a
lot
of
problem,
as
life
in
the
state
came
to
a
virtual
standstill.
However,
the
IT
sector
has
been
kept
out
of
the
purview
of
the
bandh.
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Story first published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 18:40 [IST]