Watch: Clashes break out between TMC and CPM workers in Asansol

The leaders of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) have come out on the streets in support of the strike. While the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in the state has opposed the bandh call. A scuffle broke out between TMC workers and bharat bandh supporters in West Bengal's Asansol as TMC activists tried to stop them from forcibly imposing the strike. Watch reporter diary by Indrajit Kundu for more details.