All parties of Darjeeling hills have decided to continue with the indefinite shutdown, which entered its 22nd day, saying the people want it to go on till their dream of a separate Gorkhaland state is achieved
Binay Tamang (C) speaks after the all party meeting on the continuation of the indefinite strike. PIC/AFP
All parties of Darjeeling hills yesterday decided to continue with the indefinite shutdown, which entered its 22nd day, saying the people want it to go on till their dream of a separate Gorkhaland state is achieved.
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A five-hour-long meeting witnessed an intense debate on whether to continue the bandh, which started on June 15 for a separate Gorkhaland state, before deciding to carry on with it.
"There was intense debate on whether to continue the shutdown or not. But most of the members of the GMCC were in favour of continuing the shutdown. People of the hills want this to continue till the dream of Gorkhaland is achieved," Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh president Sukhman Moktan said.
The all-party meeting saw the first assembly of the newly-formed Gorkhaland Movement Coordination Committee (GMCC).
22 No of days since the indefinite strike began in Darjeeling
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