Darjeeling: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today issued a 72-hour deadline to Gorkhaland Janmukti Morcha to withdraw the indefinite bandh in Darjeeling or face "tough action". Declaring the bandh illegal and unconstitutional, Ms Banerjee said, "Enough is enough. I have tolerated the bandh for eight days." "We are very rough and tough, Darjeeling will have to open, Central agencies should not interfere in state business" she asserted. Life in the hills has been crippled since the past one week following GJM's indefinite shutdown to press for a separate Gorkhaland state to be carved out of parts of Darjeeling and its neighbouring Jalpaiguri district. The move came after the Central government's decision to create a separate Telangana. However, Morcha president Bimal Gurung said the chief minister will have to take back the ultimatum. "Otherwise, there will be a janta curfew. Not a single person will come out on the streets of Darjeeling," warned Mr Gurung. Over 100 GJM supporters and activists have been arrested in the past few days for picketing or trying to use force to ensure the shutdown. via Top Stories - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEmo64zHN1Wz4eRFJ6UeeM_gzNIoA&url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/withdraw-bandh-in-darjeeling-or-face-tough-action-mamata-banerjee-to-gorkhaland-janmukti-morcha-403885 | |||
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