Darjeeling, December 14: The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) has said they will call off their 4-day bandh. The Bandh will be lifted after 6pm this evening. The party is said to
have arrived at this decision after speaking with senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj.
The bandh which began at 6am today saw all shops, offices and institutions shut. NO vehicle was allowed to ply
either, frigthening many of the tourists stuck in the hill stations in the Darjeeling district.
However, the Morcha had arranged buses to Siliguri to help tourists exit the area.
The bandh was called by the GJM to intensify their demand for a separate state after the Centre gave its nod for
a separate state for Telangana. Ironically, this protest brought two warring BJP leaders together- Jaswant Singh and LK Advani.
Both the veteran politicians rallied for Gorkhaland in the parliament today. Jaswant Singh said the people of Gorkhaland are
nationalists who sacrificed their lives for the country.
—Agencies