The Gorkhaland Movement Coordination Committee, which is spearheading the movement for Gorkhaland, has announced a fast unto death sit-in from July 15. July 13 will be celebrated as Gorkha Unity Day across the hills and literary awards given to Gorkhas will be returned to the West Bengal government. A delegation of hill parties will soon go to Delhi and put forth its demand for Gorkhaland. The protests against West Bengal government's decision to impose Bengali language on the hills soon snowballed into a movement for Gorkhaland. Darjeeling unrest: West Bengal child rights body raps GJM for using children in political protestALSO WATCH: Fresh violence erupts in Darjeeling, protesters back on the streets

Source: India Today July 11, 2017 12:40 UTC