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Posted: Jun 21, 2010 at 0540 hrs IST

Kolkata On the second day of the indefinite bandh called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in Darjeeling, all shops, offices and commercial establishments remaining closed on Sunday.

The Morcha had called the bandh demanding transfer of IG, North Bengal, Kunda Lal Tamta, discontinuation of service of BL Meena whose term as administrator of Darjeeling Gorkha Hills Council ends on June 30 and action against Rakesh Singh, SDPO of Kurseong, who ordered a lathicharge on Morcha supporters on June 14.

While Tamta has been transferred, the state government is yet to take any decision regarding the other two demands.

“Our stand is very clear,” said Roshan Giri, Morcha general secretary. “We are not going to withdraw the bandh till our other demands are made. The police are unnecessarily harassing us and we are protesting against it.”

The tourists at Siliguri for a trip to Darjeeling, meanwhile, are now looking for a trip to Sikkim or Bhutan.

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shutdown by shivaraj lama on 23 Jun 2010

now darj is shutdown whopeople aerlive in darjhow can live coz leadr have money they notsee public probleme .I thing that is nota gandi giri this is rodish giri they have not see to stund life why they are doing shutdown everytime to problem publie.dar is hill queen said in world there are many tourists come to see dar everytime shutdown how can people do bussin in hill yes our demine is gorkhaland that is good we all suport for that but i thing lead not unstand to publie problem how they get food how can they live there many people are lobur in road many of tea estate how can they see house everytime strike.

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