GJM calls for fresh shutdown in Darjeeling

August 22, 2013 19:37

Ruling out a dialogue with the West Bengal government, the GJM, which is spearheading a stir for a separate Gorkhaland, today announced a fresh 48-hour shutdown over the weekend in Darjeeling after the arrest of two prominent party leaders.

"The Hills will be closed on Saturday and Sunday to condemn the unwanted arrests of GJM leaders," GJM chief Bimal Gurung said in a Facebook post.

The GJM president also said that the two-day ghar bahira janata (people on the streets) agitation from today would continue indefinitely till those arrested were released and the cases against them were withdrawn.

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