Darjeeling protests : GJM offers 12-hr 'window' to schools to evacuate students

Darjeeling: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Wednesday offered a 12-hour "window" on June 23 to schools in the Darjeeling hills to evacuate their students safely to Siliguri and Rongpo.

"The central committee of our party has decided to offer a 12-hour window, from 6 AM to 6 PM on June 23, to schools in the hills to evacuate their students. The students will be allowed to go to Siliguri and Rongpo only in school buses. The indefinite shutdown will



continue. Only the students will be allowed to leave safely," senior GJM leader Binay Tamang told reporters here.

He said barring school buses, no other vehicle would be allowed to leave the hills during the 12-hour "window".

An indefinite bandh was called in the hills by GJM on June 15.

With supplies running out and the vacations to start shortly, the renowned boarding schools of Darjeeling are facing a harrowing time due to the shutdown.