April 30 Bengal strike proves unholy nexus of Left and BJP: TMC

The Trinamool Congress on Monday said that the April 30 general strike called by the Left Front and the BJP proved the existence of a "unholy nexus" between them and warned that people would give a befitting reply to any attempt at disturbing peace.

TMC secretary-general Partha Chatterjee said that the joint strike call vindicated the party's apprehension that there was an unholy nexus brewing between them for a long time. "Now they themselves have proved it," Chatterjee said.

The West Bengal unit of BJP on Monday called a 12-hour state-wide bandh on April 30, a day after the Left Front gave a similar call on that day to protest against "terror and violence" by the ruling Trinamool Congress in the civic election.

The BJP also urged the Congress to call bandh on that day to protest against the alleged "murder of democracy." Chatterjee also mocked at the BJP for asking the Congress to call the bandh. "The INTUC is supporting the Bandh and the BJP is asking the Congress to call the Bandh. Now the picture is clear before the masses," he said.

When contacted, State Congress president Adhir Chiowdhury told PTI, "We have neither called a strike, nor are we extending any support to it". However, Congress's labour arm INTUC, has already extended its support to the strike call by the Left trade unions.