SNS

Kalimpong, 28 September

Immediately after the 12- hour long bandh called by GJMM concluded largely peacefully except for minor stray incidents, at 6 pm this evening, GJMM supremo Mr Bimal Gurung called the strike a successful one.

Mr Gurung was in Kalimpong to monitor the strike that had turned into a prestige fight between the GJMM and the Trinamul Congress (TMC).

Commenting upon the intensity of the strike, Mr Gurung said, “This day, all communities came together to support the bandh. I would like to thank the minority communities, transporters, drivers, businessman and all concerned who supported the cause. I further thank the school,office employee and organisation who supported this 12-hour strike.”

Mr Gurung added, “The state government used all its machineries to counter the bandh but it turned futile. The state government is dividing Gorkhas but I thank all the development boards who supported us.”

The demand for Gorkhaland is like a cancer for the Bengal government which needs to be cut away at the earliest, he added.