Kolkata: More than 190 civil society organisations, trade unions and other Left Front-backed organisations will attend a rally at Netaji Indoor Stadiu.
On the first day of the two-day Bharat Bandh received a lukewarm response with most of the impact of the strike remaining limited to parts of a few states. Here are the top developments.
Kolkata: The ‘Bharat Bandh’ called Tuesday by the farmer unions to press for the repeal of the Central government’s newly passed farm laws received partial response in West Bengal with protesters burning the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, business honchos Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani on Jessore Road here.
The protesters staged a road blockade near Lake Town and Bangur virtually choking the the key arterial stretch that connects Shyambazar through Dum Dum.
West Bengal’s Left Front-backed organisations also gathered at Kolkata’s Jadavpur 8-B bus stand area supporting the shutdown call on Tuesday.
They will take out a rally extending support to the shutdown call.