GJM calls of agitation in Darjeeling hills

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Press Trust of India Darjeeling
Last Updated : Mar 08 2013 | 7:05 PM IST
The Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha, spearheading the agitation for a separate Gorkhaland, today decided to call off the protest scheduled to begin tomorrow in the Darjeeling hills.
It was decided at the GJM's central committee meeting at Kurseong during the day to call off the the agitation from tomorrow till April nine announced earlier, GJM General Secretary Roshan Giri said.
The agitation was to demand creation of Gorkhaland and protest alleged interference by the West Bengal government in the functioning of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration.
Giri said that GJM called off the agitation accepting appeals made by the President, Union Home and Finance Minister to concentrate on development work for the people of the hills.
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First Published: Mar 08 2013 | 7:05 PM IST

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