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Section 144 Prohibiting Assembly Of More Than 4 People Has Been Imposed. Nine Companies Of The Central Reserve Police Force Have Been Deployed To Darjeeling.

Supporters Of The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Set Fire To A Government Office In A Village Near Darjeeling Early On Monday During An Indefinite Strike Called By The Regional Party For A Separate Gorkhaland.

The Panchayat Officer’s Chamber Was Completely Gutted In Bijanbari Village, About 35 Km From The City Of Darjeeling. There Had Been No Arrests At The Time Of Filing Of This Report.

The GJM Called The Strike From Monday In Banks And All Offices Of The State Government, The Centre And The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration For A Separate State And Against The Alleged Imposition Of Bengali Language In Schools.

District Magistrate Joyoshi Dasgupta Said That Section 144 Of The Code Of Criminal Procedure, Which Bars Assembly Of More Than Four Persons, Was In Effect Around Government Offices In Darjeeling.

The Ruling Party In The State, The Trinamool Congress, Issued An Order On Sunday Mandating That Offices In Darjeeling And Kalimpong Stay Open. Any Time Missed By Government Employees Will Be Treated As A Break In Service That Results In Lost Salary.

The Situation In The Hills Is Tense. Paramilitary Forces And Police Officers Were Patrolling The Streets.

On Thursday, The Police And The Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, Sought Help From The Armed Forces.

GJM President Bimal Gurung Has Asked Tourists To Leave Area. The Darjeeling Toy Train, A Major Tourist Attraction That Is On The World Heritage List, Has Stopped Operating.

By Pramod Giri, Hindustan Times, Darjeelin.

The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) Started Indefinite Strike From Monday Morning For Demanding A Separate State Of ‘Gorkhaland’.

“We Will Go On Strike From Monday. Bengal Government Takes So Much Revenue From Us But It Only Encroach Our Territory. We Want Our Gorkhaland And Will Not Negotiate On This Matter. We Will Not Do Any Violence,” Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) President Bimal Gurung Said.

Meanwhile, GJM General Secretary Roshan Giri Said That An All Party Meeting Has Been Called On June 13 To Discuss The Matter.

“Offices Of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, Bengal Government And Central Government Will Be Closed From Monday. Court Will Be Open. Banks Will Be Open On Monday And Thursday. School And Colleges Have Been Exempted From Bandh. We Appealed To Put All Sign Boards In Darjeeling, Kurseong, Kalimpong, Mirik And Other Places In Nepali And English,” Giri Said.

“We Have Also Written To Home Minister Rajnath Singh Apprising Him As To How West Bengal Suppresses Us,” He Added.

On Saturday, Gurung Asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Not To Do Or Promote ‘Divisive’ Politics In The State.

“I Request Mamata Banerjee That She Is A Chief Minister And She Must Not Do Divisive Politics. Her Dictatorial Politics Will Find A Place In The Guinness Book Soon,” Gurung Said.

He Assured That The GJM Will Talk To The Centre As The State Government Is Trying To Suppress Gorkhaland For Her Own Political Interest.

“We Will Talk To The Centre And Will Send A Letter To Prime Minister And Home Minister As Well Regarding All The Atrocities. The State Government Is Doing To Suppress Gorkhaland For Her Own Political Interest,” He Said.

On Friday, A PIL Was Filed In The Calcutta High Court Against The Bandh Called By GJM In Darjeeling, Declaring It To Be ‘Unconstitutional And Illegal’.

The Matter Will Be Brought Up For Hearing This Week.

Chief Minister Banerjee Has Branded The GJM Protest As ‘Abhorrent’ And Appealed To The People Of The Region To Maintain Peace.

The GJM Supporters Are Also Protesting Against The Alleged Imposition Of Bengali In The Schools Of The Hills.

The Agitation Arose From An Announcement Made By Mamata Banerjee Earlier That Bengali Would Be Taught Compulsorily Up To Class 10 In The State Schools.

After The GJM Cadres Clashed With The Police Following Their Protests Against Mamata’s Visit To Darjeeling And Her Decision To Make Bengali Compulsory In Syllabus Of Schools Across The State, The Army Was Called In To Control The Situation.Happening Now At SDO Office Kalimpong

SK 01 GA 0008 Number Forturner Met With An Accident And Was Lying In Sevoke Area Just After Crossing Bengal Safari. The Vehicle Is Said Be Heavily Damaged. No People Were Seen On Spot. Vehicle Now At Bhaktinagar Thana.



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