Bandh enters third day with six vehicles reported vandalised

By VOS on January 14, 2011

Bandh enters third day with six vehicles reported vandalised
Sanjay Agarwal
Bandh enters third day with six vehicles reported vandalised

Bandh enters third day with six vehicles reported vandalised

14 Jan, Rangpo: With an outmost anticipation from the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) that the lifeline of Sikkim which connects with nation will not be affected during the bandh was told in clear tone by GJM president Bimal Gurung. The bandh was observed from 12 January wherein a traffic was almost nil along the highway NH31a due to the fear that some incident might not happen, several passengers and main line taxi vehicles feared plying along the influential region between Siliguri and Gangtok. In the second day the State Transport Department, Sikkim Nationalized Transport Corporation SNT of Govt of Sikkim made a necessary arrangement to ferry a bus service where nearly 20 above transport buses with an escort from police personnel were initiated. Intervening same night at around 6:30 PM of second day a bizarre incident of two buses being vandalised by unknown miscreant at influential region between Melli and Rangpo at isolated place Kirney which slapped the state authority and people’s belief. Today at around 4:30 am in early morning three utility trucks of Sikkim carrying a essential food commodities were yet again attacked between Rambi and Tista by some unknown miscreant.

The West Bengal Administration and Police Authority too have badly felt about the attack, though the Inspector General North Bengal circle Mr Ranvir Singh had assured a safety along the highway connecting through this belt.
Even though the situation is continuing to rise brewing more troubles for the hostages and passengers, the word of GJM to exempt Sikkim from the bandh seems derailed. A report of blank firing was learnt in some places but no any appropriate information could be extracted over the incident of critical firing. Earlier today in the morning IG Singh had announced to deploy CRPF Jawans for patrolling the highway for keeping strict vigil but not a single face of CRPF were seen on any of the locations along the highway NH31a. Whereas, SNT has increased its capacity now ferrying 1000 passengers in a day between Siliguri to Gangtok.

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3 responses to “Bandh enters third day with six vehicles reported vandalised”

  1. mohan
    mohan
    January 14, 2011 at 6:21 pm | |

    .i have a flight on 19th from bagdogra.planned about three months ago.i am not sure if ill be able to reach siliguri from gangtok.i read in papers that siliguri too is goin to b closed on16th and 17th.i dont know what to do/?

  2. jakir
    jakir
    January 14, 2011 at 9:53 pm | |

    My family is coming back from my hometown to rangpo after a vacation and they will be reaching to siliguri on sunday that is tomorrow early morning. Plse suggest whether i could collect them from siliguri and come back again to rangpo.

  3. Tshering
    Tshering
    January 16, 2011 at 8:19 am | |

    I m s student studin here in meerut…n m cumin home(sikkim) for my vacations,wil be reaching siliguri on 17nite or 18th mornin. so til wen da strike wil continue cna U plz update me wid da news…???

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