Gorkhaland protests: GJM gives 12-hour ‘window’ to Darjeeling schools to evacuate students
Utsav Thapa, a student in Darjeeling. (Source: ANI) |
In an all-party meeting convened by the GJM on Tuesday, a resolution was passed wherein it was decided that the shutdown would continue until security forces were withdrawn. The GJM also decided to withdraw from the tripartite accord on the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA).
Darjeeling unrest: St Joseph’s School, North Point. (Express photo: Partha Paul) |
Several rallies were taken out by the GJM in various parts of the hills demanding a separate state even as Internet services remained suspended. Locals, however, termed it as an “oppressive step against a democratic movement.” The parties, which attended Tuesday’s meeting, also decided not to participate in the June 22 all-party meet called by the West Bengal government to discuss the prevailing situation in the hills.
In a statement to reporters after the all-party meeting, GJM spokesperson P Arjun had said it was also decided that an all-party coordination committee would be formed which would soon send a delegation to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to press for the demand for Gorkhaland.
(Source & Courtesy: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/gorkhaland-protests-darjeeling-unrest-gjm-st-joseph-school-4715204/)
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