Gorkha Janamukti Morcha calls indefinite strike in hills
6 May 2013 2:01 PM IST
West Bengal: The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) on Sunday called anindefinite strike in the Darjeeling Hills of northernWest Bengal demanding the removal of a cop and arrest of the rival GNLF activists for ‘attacking’ its members.
Activists from the GJM and the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) clashed on Sunday during a public rally in Mirik in the district. Police had to resort to baton-charge to control the melee. Two people have been injured in the clash.
The GJM is demanding the removal of Mirik police station incharge Sourav Sen, who allegedly led an indiscriminate baton charge on its activists, injuring several of them.
‘We have informed the government, including chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the police top brass that unless Sen is suspended and the GNLF miscreants are arrested, there will be an indefinite strike in the hills,’ GJM general secretary Roshan Giri said.
Activists from the GJM and the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) clashed on Sunday during a public rally in Mirik in the district. Police had to resort to baton-charge to control the melee. Two people have been injured in the clash.
The GJM is demanding the removal of Mirik police station incharge Sourav Sen, who allegedly led an indiscriminate baton charge on its activists, injuring several of them.
‘We have informed the government, including chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the police top brass that unless Sen is suspended and the GNLF miscreants are arrested, there will be an indefinite strike in the hills,’ GJM general secretary Roshan Giri said.
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