The traders have expressed resentment over the re-imposition of restrictions to supply potatoes to the neighbouring states. The government's decision has garnered wide criticism from traders, and cold storage owners along neighbouring governments.

The West Bengal government's potato export ban has resulted in the seizure of trucks and legal action against drivers.

This comes at a time when the Indo-Bangladesh relations has become strained over the arrest of a Hindu priest in Bangladesh on charges of sedition

The arrested BNP leader was living in India for the past two years with a fake passport and an Aadhaar card. He was arrested from a hotel in Park Street, in the heart of Kolkata on November 29 at midnight.

Kolkata: Kolkata police on Friday had arrested a Bangladeshi national from central Kolkata who was staying in Kolkata for the past two years with fake documents. Following a tip-off, police from Park Street police station raided a hotel in Marquis Street and arrested one Rabi Sharma whose original name is Selim Matabbar.