Kolkata/IBNS, March 10 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called off her sit-in protest in Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area after five days, bringing an end to a high-profile demonstration over the SIR issue.

Before formally withdrawing the protest, Banerjee consulted Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other party leaders present at the site.

While announcing the decision, the Chief Minister made it clear that the agitation may have concluded at the protest venue, but the broader struggle for justice would continue through other means.

Mamata Banerjee revisited memories of the Singur movement, one of the most significant protests in West Bengal's recent political history.

She rem...