GJM to resume agitation from 19 Aug, says Bimal Gurung
15 Aug 2013 4:49 AM IST
With the GJM having relaxed the indefinite bandh to demand Gorkhaland in the Darjeeling hills for four days from Independence day, its president Bimal Gurung on Tuesday said that the ‘agitation’ would be continued from 19 August.
‘The agitation will continue from the 19th,’ Gurung said in a Facebook post, without specifying what the agitation would be about or whether the indefinite bandh which entered the 11th day, would be continued.
‘The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha will continue to exercise their freedom of expression, speech and will assemble peacefully to press for their demand for Gorkhaland,’ he said.
‘We will let the people know our plans on the 16th,’ he said.
The GJM had on Monday announced that an all party meeting would be held on 16 August.
The GJM is holding a 2-day ‘janata curfew’ in the hills on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The ‘janata curfew’ came at the expiry of the 72-hour deadline set by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to call off the shut down, which has been declared illegal.
‘The agitation will continue from the 19th,’ Gurung said in a Facebook post, without specifying what the agitation would be about or whether the indefinite bandh which entered the 11th day, would be continued.
‘The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha will continue to exercise their freedom of expression, speech and will assemble peacefully to press for their demand for Gorkhaland,’ he said.
‘We will let the people know our plans on the 16th,’ he said.
The GJM had on Monday announced that an all party meeting would be held on 16 August.
The GJM is holding a 2-day ‘janata curfew’ in the hills on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The ‘janata curfew’ came at the expiry of the 72-hour deadline set by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to call off the shut down, which has been declared illegal.
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