Situation in Darjeeling conducive for poll: GJM

Kolkata, Feb 14 (PTI) Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, agitatingfor the creation of ''Gorkhaland'' today claimed that thesituation in Darjeeling was conducive for holding Assemblypolls and it was pursuing its movement in a peaceful anddemocratic manner.

"There is no justification for not holding the polls inthe hills as we are pursuing our movement peacefully," Giritold a press conference here.

He said it is the Left Front government which was"fomenting" trouble and trying to delay the election, as theCPI-M is sure to lose the polls.

He said that GJM was planning to hold a dharna in Kolkataeither on February 18 or 19 to press their demand for a CBIprobe into the police firing at Sipchu and creation ofGorkhaland.

He said that central leaders of GJM would participatein the dharna.