It has been 54 days since Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars have been shut in support of statehood for Gorkhaland. People in these north Bengal towns are stretched to the limit, but they refuse to call off the strike, saying relenting now would be akin to giving in to the indifference and apathy on the part of the central and state governments.
In addition to the shutdown imposed by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), the Bengal government has also imposed a virtual embargo on the region to prevent food from reaching the people. Their logic seems to be that by starving the people, demand for Gorkhaland will die down. |