The centre also sought a detailed report on the prevailing situation in the hill district from the state government. A Union home ministry spokesperson said that as many as 600 paramilitary personnel, including 200 women, were sent to Darjeeling. She, however, said that the centre did not seek any report on the Darjeeling situation from the state government. The more they use force against us, the more intense will be the struggle for a separate Gorkhaland state,” GJM general secretary Roshan Giri told PTI. I am very hopeful that they will understand our pain and struggle and will consider our demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland.

Source: Mint June 13, 2017 15:45 UTC