Even as normal life continues to be paralyzed in the Hills due to the indefinite bandh staged by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, the Muslim community of Darjeeling has decided to keep the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations low-key to show their solidarity for the Gorkhaland movement.
The Muslims will not request the administration for any special relief from the bandh on the festival, which is scheduled for Friday, Ali Akhtar, executing officer of the Anjuman-e-Islamia, the main governing body of the minority in the Hills, told The Hindu.
"We will offer the compulsory prayers, but there will be no usual fanfare. We are fully supportive of this movement," he said.
Responding to this, GJM supremo Bimal Gurung expressed his "gratefulness" to the Muslims for supporting the Gorkhaland demand. "I am obliged to the Muslim community and I promise we will have the biggest Id celebrations once we get Gorkhaland," he said.
The Muslims will not request the administration for any special relief from the bandh on the festival, which is scheduled for Friday, Ali Akhtar, executing officer of the Anjuman-e-Islamia, the main governing body of the minority in the Hills, told The Hindu.
"We will offer the compulsory prayers, but there will be no usual fanfare. We are fully supportive of this movement," he said.
Responding to this, GJM supremo Bimal Gurung expressed his "gratefulness" to the Muslims for supporting the Gorkhaland demand. "I am obliged to the Muslim community and I promise we will have the biggest Id celebrations once we get Gorkhaland," he said.
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