Kolkata: Trinamool Congress workers will hit the streets to oppose the 'bandh politics' of Left parties who were backing a nation-wide industrial strike on Tuesday called by the central trade unions, party Chief Mamata Banerjee said.
"We will take out processions and hold meetings on Tuesday to protest the strike, but will not go for confrontation," Mamata, also the Railway Minister, told reporters.
A day's shutdown would have a crippling effect on the economy, she said, adding "CPI(M) here calls bandhs frequently".
"A bandh should not be called unless there is a serious compulsion. We are opposed to bandhs," she said.
Mamata, in a reference to armed camps allegedly set up by the CPI(M) in various parts of the state, said Tuesday's street protests would also be against "guns and violence".
All trade unions affiliated to major political parties, including Congress, have called for a nation-wide strike on September 7 protesting against price rise and the decision to privatise profit-making PSUs.
The CPI(M) and other Left parties have extended support to the strike.
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