Statesman News Service
MALDA, Aug 13: The Intuc activists of Malda blocked Station Road and national highway-34 for more than three hours at Rathbari in English Bazaar town today demanding administrative action against the owners of the unauthorised motorised vans. Traffic movement was paralysed on the highway following the agitation. Vehicles remained stranded between Mahananda bridge ando Sustani More in the town. The roadblock was finally withdrawn after Malda superintendent of police Mr DK Mondal held discussions with senior Congress leaders of the district, including Mr Narendranath Tiwari, chairman of the English Bazaar Municipality.Trouble broke out after the motorised van owners allegedly roughed up an auto rickshaw driver who is an Intuc member after a brief altercation. The police later arrested a few accused motorised van owners.The auto rickshaw drivers, however, prevented the motorised van owners from meeting the Malda SP to submit a memorandum demanding release of some of their members who were arrested by the police. “We have not yet received any specific order to seize the motorised vans. However, we are looking into the matter following requests by members of the Commericial vehicles’ Forum,” the SP, Mr Mondal, said.
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