A 24-hour bandh called by the Bangla O Bangla Bhasa Bachao Samiti affected life in Siliguri and some parts of North Bengal. The Samiti had called the strike to protest against alleged irregularities during Lok Sabha elections in the three Assembly constituencies in the hills.
“Gorkha Janmukti Morcha members had threatened the supporters of other political parties during the elections. We called the strike to protest against the Morcha highhandedness and we have received an overwhelming response to the bandh,” said Mukund Majumdar, the president of the Samity.
In Siliguri, bandh supporters organised rallies at Hashmi Chawk and Bidhan Market this morning and burnt the effigies of Morcha president Bimal Gurung and Jaswant Singh, the BJP candidate backed by the party for Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat. The day passed off peacefully and nobody was on the streets, trying to enforce the bandh. Prabhat Chakraborty, the inspector-in-charge of Siliguri police station said: “It was a peaceful bandh and nobody was arrested.”
“Gorkha Janmukti Morcha members had threatened the supporters of other political parties during the elections. We called the strike to protest against the Morcha highhandedness and we have received an overwhelming response to the bandh,” said Mukund Majumdar, the president of the Samity.
In Siliguri, bandh supporters organised rallies at Hashmi Chawk and Bidhan Market this morning and burnt the effigies of Morcha president Bimal Gurung and Jaswant Singh, the BJP candidate backed by the party for Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat. The day passed off peacefully and nobody was on the streets, trying to enforce the bandh. Prabhat Chakraborty, the inspector-in-charge of Siliguri police station said: “It was a peaceful bandh and nobody was arrested.”
Shops, banks, educational institutions and markets remained closed. The bandh was affected the life of Falakata, Birpara and Madarihat. While schools and colleges were open, many shops and business establishments were closed.
In Kalchini block, the strike paralysed life as shops downed their shutters and vehicles were off the road. Shri Ranjit Ghosh, Secretary of BOBBC said "bandh was fully successful in entire Kalchini Block". S.R.Misra, the additional superintendent of police of Alipurduar, said there was no untoward incident during the bandh
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