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GSP Protests at GTA Headquarters, Calls for Hill Body Dissolution
✍️ Sikkimexpress
🗓 10 Oct 2026, 12:33 PM
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The Gorkha Students' Party (GSP) staged a gherao at the headquarters of the Government of Sikkim's (GTA) in Gangtok, demanding the scrapping of the hill body. The protest aimed to pressure authorities to dissolve the body, citing concerns over its operations.
The Gorkha Students' Party (GSP) organized a gherao at the Government of Sikkim's (GTA) headquarters in Gangtok. Protesters surrounded the building, demanding that the hill body be scrapped. The GSP cited concerns over the body's functioning and its impact on local governance.
The protest began in the early morning and continued for several hours, with participants chanting slogans and holding placards. While the GTA officials maintained that the hill body was functioning within legal parameters, they acknowledged the protest and promised to review the concerns raised.
No incidents of violence were reported, and the protest ended with the GSP demanding a formal meeting with state authorities to discuss the dissolution of the hill body. The GTA has yet to issue a formal response to the demands.
The protest began in the early morning and continued for several hours, with participants chanting slogans and holding placards. While the GTA officials maintained that the hill body was functioning within legal parameters, they acknowledged the protest and promised to review the concerns raised.
No incidents of violence were reported, and the protest ended with the GSP demanding a formal meeting with state authorities to discuss the dissolution of the hill body. The GTA has yet to issue a formal response to the demands.