'The shutdown call has been given by our district units spontaneously,' Bhuinya said.

Eight Congress legislators of West Bengal were injured Wednesday when they were allegedly attacked by armed Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres in a village.

A 14-member Congress delegation led by Bhuinya had entered Dhanyarukhi village in Burdwan district around 3.10 p.m. for distributing relief to party supporters whose houses have been burnt after the murder of CPI-M district committee member Falguni Mukherjee when the attack took place.