Fuel price protest: Howrah bridge blocked

Traffic came to a standstill on the Howrah-bound flank of Howrah bridge between 10.45am and 11.10am on Thursday after around 200 workers and supporters of Trinamool staged an agitation against the hike in prices of petrol and diesel. Led by state minister Arup Ray, the protesters burnt an effigy of Narendra Modi (in pic) and shouted slogans. Hundreds of commuters were stranded inside vehicles. An officer said, “The agitation continued for 25 minutes.” tnn