NBS Times Report
Kurseong August
13: A respite of 4 days to the ongoing indefinite bandh and the ‘Janta curfew’
starting August 15 in the hills has confused the parents who had enrolled their
wards in different schools this year. Following a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)
diktat that directed all the outstation students to leave the hills before the
indefinite bandh hit the hills since August 3, almost all boarding schools
vacated their dormitories.
But now the
latest development in the hills where an all party has decided to fight the
last battle for Gorkhaland unitedly and the prime party vis-à-vis the Gorkha
Janmukti Morcha (GJM) not yet deciding on the future course of action after the
4 days respite, parents said they are in a dilemma whether to bring back their
ward back to school during the breather. The school authorities equally are
facing the same crises and are in a state where they cannot give any direction
to the parents.
“Given the
political turmoil in the hills I am clueless as to what should I do with my
kid. After the 4 days breather if the agitation takes an aerial path it would
be difficult for me. But again it is equally very true that my wards studies
will be hampered in the long run,” said a parent on condition on anonymity.
The Gorkha
Janmukti Morcha (GJM) which has been spearheading a movement for Gorkhaland
however said that the issue of schools and students would be discussed in an
all party meet on August 16.
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