Darjeeling, April 30: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has decided to go ahead with tomorrow’s hunger strike in Siliguri, although the administration is yet to give it permission for the programme.

Roshan Giri, the general secretary of the Morcha, said a letter was handed over to Darjeeling district magistrate Rajesh Pandey to inform him about the hunger strike in front of the Siliguri subdivisional office.

Pandey, however, said the issue would be looked into by Jalpaiguri divisional commissioner B.L. Meena after consultation with the Bengal government.

But, when contacted, Meena said permission for such programmes was usually given by the subdivisional officer (SDO) of the area concerned.

“We can only advise the SDO who is supposed to grant the actual permission. Anyway, there is time till tomorrow morning,” Meena said.

Siliguri SDO Smita Pandey said no permission has been sought from her. “The letter faxed to me in the evening has been addressed to the district administration, not to me. Above all, they have not sought permission for the hunger strike. The question of granting permission does not arise,” she added.

Usually, political parties write directly to the SDO, seeking permission for such programmes.

Giri said if the letter needs to be addressed to the SDO, the party was ready to write to her today. “We had written similar letters for our hunger strikes in other parts where we faced no problem.”