Our Correspondent / Darjeeling
Normalcy is returning back to Darjeeling hills after three-and-half months following the suspension of the indefinite shutdown by Gorkha Janamukti Morcha, GJM.
The town, known as the Queen of Hills, sprang back to normal life as news of the suspension of the agitation was reached people. Shops and markets were open from morning. Buses and vehicles ferried passengers and normal services resumed.
GJM had last night suspended its agitation which it had launched on June 15 for a separate Gorkhaland.
The strike was lifted from today in response to an appeal by Union Home
Minister Rajnath Singh.
In a statement, the home minister said on Tuesday that in a democracy dialogue is the only way out to resolve any problem and solutions can be found through restraint and mutual dialogue within the legal ambit.
The Union home minister has also asked the union home secretary to convene an official-level meeting to discuss all related issues.