23rd December, 2008 - Cooch Behar could be in bandh grip

Greater Cooch Behar Democratic Party has called for an indefinite bandh call in Cooch Behar from 23 December. The GCDP has threatened an indefinite clampdown alleging police atrocity against its supporters.

But political parties reacted sharply at this call. The Trinamul Congress district secretary Mr Mihir Goswami said: “We know the police harass and torture people. If the cases brought against the GCDP men are false those should be withdrawn. No movement should be stopped by repression. The GCDP should review its bandh call too.”