The Darjeeling Hills on Monday witnessed low-key celebrations amidst the 12-hour window given to the Muslim community to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on the twelfth day of the indefinite shutdown.
People offered prayers at local mosques and most of them did not use vehicles to visit relatives and friends and travelled by foot instead, as a sign of solidarity to the cause of Gorkhaland.
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) had on Sunday decided to give a 12-hour relaxation for Muslims to celebrate the festival during which they could use vehicles to go to the plains and meet their relatives.
Police and security forces patrolled the streets. Shops and markets remained closed. Pharmacies, hospitals and private nursing homes were open.
