Police and GJM protesters clash in Darjeeling, CM chairs cabinet meeting
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in Darjeeling to chair a state cabinet meeting.
A cabinet meeting is being held in Darjeeling after a gap for 45 years, media reported.
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) is protesting against a number of issues, one of which is to do with the introduction of Bengali as a subject in schools, media reports said.
The GJM protesters had gathered in front of the Raj Bhavan, the West Bengal governor's summer residence and the venue of the cabinet meeting.
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