Firstpost
  • Home
  • Video Shows
    Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
  • World
    US News
  • Explainers
  • News
    India Opinion Cricket Tech Entertainment Sports Health Photostories
  • Asia Cup 2025
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
Trending:
  • Charlie Kirk shot dead
  • Nepal protests
  • Russia-Poland tension
  • Israeli strikes in Qatar
  • Larry Ellison
  • Apple event
  • Sunjay Kapur inheritance row
fp-logo
Darjeeling unrest: GJM party office set ablaze by unidentified men as shutdown reaches 57th day
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit

Darjeeling unrest: GJM party office set ablaze by unidentified men as shutdown reaches 57th day

Press Trust of India • August 10, 2017, 15:10:01 IST
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter

A GJM party office was set ablaze by unidentified masked men on Thurday in Chowkbazar area of the Darjeeling hills as the indefinite shutdown in the hills entered its 57th day

Advertisement
Subscribe Join Us
Choose
Firstpost on Google
Choose
Firstpost on Google
Darjeeling unrest: GJM party office set ablaze by unidentified men as shutdown reaches 57th day

Darjeeling (West Bengal): A GJM party office was set ablaze by unidentified masked men on Thurday in Chowkbazar area of the Darjeeling hills as the indefinite shutdown in the hills entered its 57th day.

#Darjeeling: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's Chowk Bazar office torched by a group of unknown people last night. pic.twitter.com/U983P8qjhq

— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2017

No casualties were reported since the office was locked. This was the first time during the shutdown that a GJM party office has been attacked in the hills. The GJM leadership accused the police and the district administration of attacking their party office. The police denied the allegation. The incident happened early morning when the unidentified men threw petrol bombs at the party office. The entire office was gutted. “Police personnel in plain clothes wearing masks attacked our party office and set it on fire. We condemn such cowardly attack on our democratic movement,” GJM leader Binay Tamang alleged. [caption id=“attachment_3794395” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Protesters during the shutdown in Darjeeling. PTI Protesters during the shutdown in Darjeeling. PTI[/caption] However, the police dismissed the allegations as baseless. “These are baseless allegations. This incident is a fallout of the inner party struggle that is going on in the GJM. We have reports that a section of GJM is not happy with the party’s decision to continue with the shutdown,” a senior police official said, when contacted. The police and security personnel have made special security arrangements in the hills and are keeping a tight vigil to avoid any untoward incident. The GJM took out rallies in various parts of the hills demanding restoration of internet services, which remained banned in the hills since 18 June, and an immediate withdrawal of police from Darjeeling. Besides the GJM, various other hill parties and others marched on the streets of Darjeeling with black flags and placards demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland. Some political party activists dressed in traditional Nepali attire also took out rallies and raised slogans in support of Gorkhaland on Thursday morning. With the food supply severely hit due to the shutdown, GJM activists and NGOs were seen distributing food among local people. Barring medicine shops, all other shops, business establishments, schools and colleges remained closed.

Tags
India NewsTracker West Bengal Darjeeling Gorkhaland Police Protests GJM shutdown hills hill parties
  • Home
  • India
  • Darjeeling unrest: GJM party office set ablaze by unidentified men as shutdown reaches 57th day
End of Article
Latest News
Find us on YouTube
Subscribe
  • Home
  • India
  • Darjeeling unrest: GJM party office set ablaze by unidentified men as shutdown reaches 57th day
End of Article

Impact Shorts

News18 SheShakti 2025: Voices of cinema, sport and music redefine nation-building

News18 SheShakti 2025: Voices of cinema, sport and music redefine nation-building

At News18 SheShakti 2025 Delhi, women from sports, cinema, and music discussed breaking barriers. Kriti Sanon and Sanya Malhotra focused on equity in cinema, Mira Erda and Ashalata Devi on sports challenges, and Kavita Krishnamurti stressed humility and perseverance for lasting success.

More Impact Shorts

Top Shows

Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
Enjoying the news?

Get the latest stories delivered straight to your inbox.

Subscribe

QUICK LINKS

  • Mumbai Rains
Latest News About Firstpost
Most Searched Categories
  • Web Stories
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • IPL 2025
NETWORK18 SITES
  • News18
  • Money Control
  • CNBC TV18
  • Forbes India
  • Advertise with us
  • Sitemap
Firstpost Logo

is on YouTube

Subscribe Now

Copyright @ 2024. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved

About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms Of Use
Home Video Shorts Live TV