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total geographical area of India with a population of 540493 (2001
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Demand for Gorkhaland in the hill, Sikkim adversely affected, relaxation of Bandh from 22nd June evening to June 25 morning.
Darjeeling: The life of the hill people came to standstill for the sixth days after the call of indefinite strike called by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), demanding the creation of a separate Gorkhaland state under the provision of indian constitution. Owing to Bandh, Sikkim remained totally cut off from the rest of the country. The vehicles of Sikkim standing in the border of West Bengal were not allowed to pass through 31 National Highway from Rangpoo and as a result the people of Sikkim suffered a lot and there was heavy financial loss to the State.
Meanwhile GJM
relaxed its indefinite bandh in the Darjeeling hills for 60 hours
beginning on Sunday evening i.e. from June 22 6 p.m. evening till
Wednesday morning or June 25, 6 p.m.
GJM general secretary Roshan Giri while speaking to the media person
said that the decision of relaxation was taken in the Central meeting
following the
"request from different quarters including ministers
and MPs and also considering the overall situation"
They also have decided to send two teams to talk to
the West Bengal government as well as the Centre. "The
Kolkata-bound team would talk to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
on the various demands", Giri added.
The blockade of the national highway 31A, linking Siliguri to Gangtok,
would be lifted during the relaxation period enabling resumption of
vital supply of essential commodities to Sikkim, it is learnt from the
Publicity Secretary of GJM.
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