Darjeeling: Paramilitary forces intensify patrolling in the hills as GJM agitation continues
The paramilitary forces intensified their patrolling after the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists burnt copies of the Gorkhaland Territorial Adminstration (GTA) agreement, media reports said.
The GTA accord was signed on July 18, 2011 between the Central government, the West Bengal government and the GJM, wherein a semi-autonomous body was created for administration in the hills.
Last week, GJM members resigned in support of the latest agitations spearheaded by Bimal Gurung, media reported.
According to local media reports, the house of Rajen Betiwal, chairman of West Bengal Khas Cultural Development Board, was set on fire late on Monday evening by miscreants.
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