Kolkota, Feb 22 : West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was on Sunday shown black flags by women activists of Bidhannagar Block Trinamool Congress when he was arriving at Salt Lake stadium here to lay the foundation stone of East-West Metro Railway.

The women activists started shouting "Go Back Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee" as soon as his convoy entered the stadium.

The activists alleged that the foundation laying programme was a mere gimmick to attract voters ahead of the parliamentary election.

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Howrah MP Swadesh Chakraborty constituency were also at the programme.

East-West Metro has been planned to run below the Hooghly River to connect Kolkata''s IT hub of Salt Lake with Dankuni near Singur. (ANI)