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Arson in Kalimpong; GJM marches with bodies

GJM activists took out a protest march carrying the bodies of two party supporters

GJM activists, Darjeeling, protestors
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People display placards while taking part in silent peace rally in Darjeeling on Sunday. Photo: PTI

PTI Darjeeling/New Delhi
A public library, two panchayat offices and a police vehicle were set ablaze at Kalimpong on Sunday, though Darjeeling, the epicentre of the GJM-led agitation for a separate Gorkhaland, remained incident-free. Kalimpong, part of Darjeeling district until recently, was made a separate district on February 14 this year.
 
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists took out a protest march carrying the bodies of two party supporters who, they alleged, were killed in police firing on Saturday.
 
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the second time in two days. He appealed to