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The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) has ruled out any discussion with West Bengal government but said it is comfortable in holding talks with the NDA government at the Centre.
GJM leader Binay Tamang said in Darjeeling that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has insulted them and has called them terrorists.
He said they are fighting for their right and freedom and talk only with the central government. His comment comes in the backdrop Ms Banerjee’s claim of deep-rooted conspiracy in Darjeeling Hills supported by insurgent groups of the North East.
Meanwhile the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha GJM has claimed that two of their supporters were shot dead by police in Singmari. The police rejected the allegations of firing by its personnel, and said one person was killed during the clashes.
GJM leadership has decided to hold a protest rally with the bodies of two persons allegedly killed during clashes on 17 June.
The police has declined them the permission to hold such a rally. A senior police official said, “No one has been given permission to hold a rally in the hills.”
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on 17 June said that the ongoing agitation in Darjeeling hills was a “deep-rooted conspiracy” supported by the insurgent groups of the Northeast and some foreign countries.
The GJM had rubbished the allegation made by Banerjee, saying that she was trying to malign the Gorkhas fighting for their identity.
The police, who have been on high alert after violence and arson on 17 June, conducted route marches with the Army
Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday spoke to Ms Mamata Banerjee. Sources said, they discussed the current situation in Darjeeling.
Army contingents were deployed to control the situation and they staged flag marches in several areas of the violence-hit hill district. Schools, colleges, business establishment and the tourism sector have come to complete stand still