Gorkhaland agitation makes Darjeeling tea vulnerable

It is true that the ongoing agitation and the subsequent bandh in the hills of Darjeeling under the auspices of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) for Gorkhaland have victimized a number of social sectors. But the worst affected has been the Darjeeling tea which is highly famed in the international market and has a steady market overseas. The tea industry of the region has become out of gear and also vulnerable since none knows when the current trouble will end. What is more people are getting frustrated and it seems to them there will be no such end in the near future.