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SILIGURI: Truckloads of foodstuff and essentials were being sent to the Darjeeling hills to ease out the tough situation as the GJM-sponsored indefinite bandh in the region has been lifted till June 16.

According to Darjeeling district administration, 50 trucks carrying essentials were sent to Darjeeling hills by Saturday morning and more vehicles were on the way.

The GJM, which had extended recess to its indefinite bandh for two more days, was helping the administration in sending food and essentials to the hills, District Magistrate, Mr Rajesh Pandey said.

GJM had called an indefinite bandh in Darjeeling hills and in some parts of adjoining Terai and Dooars region demanding Gorkhaland on June 10. They had asked all tourists to vacate the hills overnight. The hill party had relaxed the bandh for 60 hours f rom 4 pm on June 11 for easy exit of stranded tourists and facilitating the hill people to buy food and essentials.

Three anti-Gorkhaland organisations - Amra Bangali, Bangla Bhasa Bachaon Samity and Janajagaran Mancha called Siliguri bandh during the initial bandh recess period to cut the supply line of food and essentials to the hills. - PTI

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