Darjeeling:The 24-hour shutdown called by the student wing of Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha on Thursday disrupted normal life across the region. The Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha called the shutdown in order to protest against the
Darjeeling district administration for not permitting to conduct students' conference
in the plains of Siliguri. The district administration fears that there would
be a breach of law and order. The student wing has also called for a shutdown
on Friday to protest against the killing of 24 Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) security
personnel, who were attacked by the Maoists at their camp in West Midnapore
district on February 15.
