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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata

Banerjee Monday claimed that the trade unions-called general

strike would have no impact in the state.

As many as 10 central trade unions have called a

48-hour nationwide strike beginning Tuesday protesting against

the "anti-people" policies of the Centre.

"I do not want to spend a single word on this. In West

Bengal, we have taken a stand of not supporting any bandh.

Enough is enough. In the last 34 years, they (Left Front) have

destroyed the state by calling bandh. There will be no bandh,"

Banerjee told reporters at the state secretariat.

The state government has announced that its employees

would be barred from availing casual leave or any half-day

leave on Tuesday and Wednesday.

No leave will also be allowed on the day preceding the

two-day strike or following it, a government notification said

last week.

The state government on Monday announced that 500

additional buses would ply on city roads police have taken all

measures to foil any untoward incident during tomorrow's

strike.

Private bus owners and taxi associations and app-based

cabs have decided to take out vehicles on the roads like

normal days.

According to a senior official at the state police

department, extra police personnel would be deployed in and

around the city.

"Anybody trying to disrupt normal life in the city

will face strict action. Nobody will be allowed to put up

barricades and stop people from trying to open shops or

visiting offices. Market places, shops, malls, and every

business entities will be operating normally," the police

official said.

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