Oct. 16: Blockades on roads and railway tracks were organised in several parts of Dooars and Terai as part of a 24-hour strike called by the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad today.
The agitation was called to protest against the demand by the Gorkha Janmukthi Morcha to include the two regions in the new state, Gorkhaland, that it wants.
In the Siliguri subdivision, all tea gardens were closed and 300 members of the organisation were arrested for blocking roads. They were released later.
“Overall, the situation was peaceful and no untoward incident occurred in Siliguri,” said Pradip Dutta, the deputy superintendent of police, Siliguri.
The bandh supporters organised a rally at Naxalbari, about 35 km from Siliguri. Several shops and establishments were closed and no tea garden was open in the block.
Vehicles were stopped at Salbari and Dagapur also. The scene was same at Sevoke where NH31 that connects Siliguri and Dooars was blocked.
“As we constitute 68 per cent of the population in the Dooars and Terai, how can the two regions be included in the separate state the Morcha is demanding,” asked Rajesh Toppo, the assistant secretary of the coordination committee of the Parishad.
In Alipurduar subdivision blockades were held at many railway stations. The Northeast Frontier Railways said the strike had affected train services in north Bengal.
The agitation was called to protest against the demand by the Gorkha Janmukthi Morcha to include the two regions in the new state, Gorkhaland, that it wants.
In the Siliguri subdivision, all tea gardens were closed and 300 members of the organisation were arrested for blocking roads. They were released later.
“Overall, the situation was peaceful and no untoward incident occurred in Siliguri,” said Pradip Dutta, the deputy superintendent of police, Siliguri.
The bandh supporters organised a rally at Naxalbari, about 35 km from Siliguri. Several shops and establishments were closed and no tea garden was open in the block.
Vehicles were stopped at Salbari and Dagapur also. The scene was same at Sevoke where NH31 that connects Siliguri and Dooars was blocked.
“As we constitute 68 per cent of the population in the Dooars and Terai, how can the two regions be included in the separate state the Morcha is demanding,” asked Rajesh Toppo, the assistant secretary of the coordination committee of the Parishad.
In Alipurduar subdivision blockades were held at many railway stations. The Northeast Frontier Railways said the strike had affected train services in north Bengal.
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