Bandh decision wrong, admits Left Front

November 28, 2016 19:52

The Left Front was left red-faced as its 12-hour strike in West Bengal to protest the Centre's demonetisation of high-denomination currency notes today failed to evoke much response from the people, with front chairman Biman Bose acknowledging that the "thought" behind it was wrong.

"We thought that the people would understand the reason behind the strike. The thought we had was not right; it was wrong. We have understood this. We will take lessons from it in the future. We will discuss it at the party meetings," he candidly told reporters.

However, Bose argued that the strike was called at a "very short notice".

"We hope the people will understand next month why we had called the strike. Banks, ATMs are out of money, so how will they run their families in the days to come? It is a complex issue which the people will understand from their personal experiences," he said.

The strike was announced by the Left parties at 8 pm on November 25 after an urgent meeting called by the front. It failed to evoke much response since government and private buses, trams and other modes of transport, including private vehicles, were seen plying on the roads normally, while most of the shops and markets remained open.

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