West Bengal bandh: Buses torched, train services disrupted
Traffic was also disrupted at the Howrah bridge with the demonstrators putting up blockades and deflating tyres of the vehicles.
A 12-hour bandh called by BJP today to protest power tariff hike turned violent with supporters setting afire buses, damaging vehicles and disrupting train services.
A bus was set on fire at
The agitators torched another bus at the
Traffic was also disrupted at the
Meanwhile, train services were disrupted at
Around 75 persons, including former state BJP chief Tathagata Roy were arrested for trying to enforce the shutdown, police said.
However, Metro services and flights were normal.
Earlier on November 24, a shutdown had been called on the same issue by Socialist Unity Centre, a Left opposition party.