Siliguri: A West Bengal minister on Friday criticised the announcement of a fresh five-day agitation from August 19 in the Darjeeling hills and said it was nothing short of a bandh.

"There is no difference between the bandh and janata andolan. It is nothing but a bandh and the state government will take steps to ensure normal life in the hills," North Bengal Development minister Gautam Deb told a news agency.

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