West Bengal limps back to normalcy, internet restored in some areas

major incidents of violence were reported from districts on Wednesday as West Bengal limped back to rmalcy, with internet services restored in some areas, officials said.

Internet services were restored partially in trouble-torn areas of Murshidab, Malda and Uttar Dinajpur. Services were also back in Basirhat and Barasat in rth 24 Parganas district and Canning in South 24 Parganas.

However, internet blackout continued in Howrah. services were blocked on Sunday, following violent protests over citizenship law. Two BJP delegations on way to violence-hit areas of Malda and Murshidab districts were stopped by police, and MPs Nishith Pramanik and Khn Murmu arrested.

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delegations, one of which was led by BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and MP Soumitra Khan, also faced protests with "go back" slogans raised.

"We were t allowed to visit areas. police is trying to hide something. Infiltrators blocked ros and tried to attack our convoy. police personnel were just mute spectators," Vijayvargiya, who was stopped at Nabagram and Mourgram, said.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who took to streets for third consecutive day leing a mega rally from Howrah Maidan to Esplane in Kolkata, went hammer and tongs over citizenship law.

She attacked Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said his job is t to set country on fire but to put it out. In Uttar Dinajpur district, five persons were injured when crude bombs were hurled at a protest march taken out against citizenship law, police said, ding that y are investigating matter.

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Incidents of ro and rail blockes, which plagued state's transport system over past few days, were t reported with train services partially resuming between Kolkata and rth Bengal.

Several demonstrations and sit-ins were, however, held across state against citizenship law. sit-in by students of Javpur University and Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in protest against police action inside Jamia Millia Islamia campus in Delhi continued for third day.

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state has been witness to violent protests against citizenship law since December 13. Several railway stations were ransacked and vehicles and trains vandalised over past few days. Police said y have arrested 354 people in connection with incidents of vandalism and arson.