Click to play videoNew Delhi: Life is slowly limping back to normal in West Bengal after Friday's complete shutdown. All schools, colleges and offices are open in Kolkata on Saturday and all buses, trains and flights are operating normally.
Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Bannerjee, whose party spearheaded Friday's bandh, is meeting opposition parties amid the tightened security in Kolkata.
The bandh was marred by several incidents of violence. Opposition activists torched a bus in Sealdah and a CPI-M party office in Howrah.
Most of the public transport system was disrupted and over 100 government buses were damaged.
Trinamool and SUCI supporters beat up two Deputy Magistrates in North Dinajpur district. Pitched battles were also reported between Trinamool and CPI-M supporters in various parts of the state.
People mostly stayed indoors and most of the shops remained closed.
The IT sector bore the brunt of the bandh, with attendance falling to as low as 60 per cent, despite private transport provided to employees.
The CPI-M is holding a meeting on Saturday with its Left allies to discuss Nandigram and the land acquisition issue.
The Forward bloc, RSP and CPI-M have threatened to resign from the government, but have said that they will reconsider their decision to quit the party if police force is withdrawn from Nandigram.
They have put forward four conditions for the state government:
- People who have lost life and property should be immediately compensated
- Withdrawal of all projects from Nandigram
- Whosoever responsible has to accept the failure
- Government comprises of many other parties and so in the future, all decisions should be taken in consultation with allied parties
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