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A strike by opposition parties against political violence in India's eastern state of West Bengal has led to a widespread shutdown. | A strike by opposition parties against political violence in India's eastern state of West Bengal has led to a widespread shutdown. |
Schools and offices are closed and transport disrupted in the capital, Calcutta, and across the state. | Schools and offices are closed and transport disrupted in the capital, Calcutta, and across the state. |
Federal policemen have been sent to Nandigram, where at least eight people have died in clashes since last week. | Federal policemen have been sent to Nandigram, where at least eight people have died in clashes since last week. |
There have been skirmishes in the area between armed supporters of the ruling Communist and opposition parties. | There have been skirmishes in the area between armed supporters of the ruling Communist and opposition parties. |
A railway station in the suburb of Barasat was ransacked by strikers on Monday, and at least one passenger bus was set on fire by the strikers in Calcutta. | A railway station in the suburb of Barasat was ransacked by strikers on Monday, and at least one passenger bus was set on fire by the strikers in Calcutta. |
Bengal's opposition parties, led by the Trinamul Congress party, have called for an "indefinite" general strike in protest against last week's violence in Nandigram, a cluster of villages south-west of Calcutta. | Bengal's opposition parties, led by the Trinamul Congress party, have called for an "indefinite" general strike in protest against last week's violence in Nandigram, a cluster of villages south-west of Calcutta. |
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One thousand federal policemen have been sent to Nandigram, where more than 10,000 people have been left homeless by the political violence. | One thousand federal policemen have been sent to Nandigram, where more than 10,000 people have been left homeless by the political violence. |
Officials say hundreds of armed supporters of Bengal's ruling Communist party have fought their way back into the area. | Officials say hundreds of armed supporters of Bengal's ruling Communist party have fought their way back into the area. |
They had been forced out in March amid protests against the state government's plan to acquire land to set up a special economic zone. | They had been forced out in March amid protests against the state government's plan to acquire land to set up a special economic zone. |
The BBC's Subir Bhaumik, in Calcutta, says Communist party supporters are blocking entry into the Nandigram area. | The BBC's Subir Bhaumik, in Calcutta, says Communist party supporters are blocking entry into the Nandigram area. |
The leader of the Trinamul Congress party, Mamata Banerjee, could not enter the area on Sunday because of the blockade. | The leader of the Trinamul Congress party, Mamata Banerjee, could not enter the area on Sunday because of the blockade. |
More than 10,000 people have become homeless in Nandigram | |
Ms Banerjee resigned her parliament seat on Saturday in protest against the violence in the area. | Ms Banerjee resigned her parliament seat on Saturday in protest against the violence in the area. |
Some of Bengal's leading filmmakers, artists and writers have condemned the violence. The filmmakers have withdrawn their films and boycotted an ongoing state-run film festival in Calcutta. | Some of Bengal's leading filmmakers, artists and writers have condemned the violence. The filmmakers have withdrawn their films and boycotted an ongoing state-run film festival in Calcutta. |
Senior West Bengal official Prasad Roy has described Nandigram as a "war zone". | Senior West Bengal official Prasad Roy has described Nandigram as a "war zone". |
State Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi has condemned the violence and accused the state government of failing to protect the people of the area from attacks by Communist supporters. | State Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi has condemned the violence and accused the state government of failing to protect the people of the area from attacks by Communist supporters. |
Amid protests over the land-reform plans, 14 farmers were shot dead by police in the Nandigram area on 14 March, and the government said it would move the project elsewhere. | Amid protests over the land-reform plans, 14 farmers were shot dead by police in the Nandigram area on 14 March, and the government said it would move the project elsewhere. |
Hundreds of Marxist supporters fled the area with their families. | Hundreds of Marxist supporters fled the area with their families. |
The latest violence is linked to their efforts to return home, our correspondent says. | The latest violence is linked to their efforts to return home, our correspondent says. |
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