Siliguri: Security has been tightened across
Darjeeling in view of the fourth round of tripartite talks to
be held on the Gorkhaland issue on December 21, even as some
organisations today called for a bandh on the day.
"A thick security blanket has been thrown around the
venue of the talks," Darjeeling District Magistrate Surendera
Gupta told PTI today over phone.
The fast unto death protest launched by Gorkha Jana Mukti
activists on December 11 to press for their demand for
Gorkhaland is still continuing, the DM said.
In the tripartite talks the Central team would be lead
by Union Home Secretary G K Pillai, while the state government
would be represented by Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan
Chakraborty.
The Bangla Bhasa Bhaon Samiti, Amra Bangali and some
other organisations here in the plains have called for a
`bandh` on the day in protesting further division of Bengal.
West Bengal Urban development minister and Siliguri MLA
Ashok Bhattacharya yesterday said he was hopeful about the
outcome of talks but alleged that GJM had violated the
resolution of third round of tripartite talks where it had
promised not not to go for any agitation before the fourth
round of talks of December 21
PTI
