CAB protests: Many parts of Bengal continue to burn
Kolkata, Dec 14: Road and rail blockades continued in different parts of West Bengal on Saturday by people protesting against the amended Citizenship Act.
Incidents of violence were reported from Murshidabad and North 24 Paraganas districts, and rural Howrah, police said.
The National Highway 34, one of the arterial roads that connect the north and the south Bengal, was blocked in Murshidabad. Several other roads in the district were also blocked, they said.
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In Howrah district's Domjur area, the National Highway 6 was blocked as protester set tyers ablaze and ransacked several vehicles, the police said.
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The agitators are staging sit-ins on the tracks at Shondaliya and Kakra Mirzapur stations of the section since 6.25 am, a railway spokesperson said.
Railway station set on fire in Bengal's Murshidabad by Citizenship act protesters
Protests over the amended Citizenship Act reached the shores of West Bengal on Friday, with agitators resorting to violence and arson at railway stations and thorough fares across the state, seeking immediate revocation of the law.