There have been two Internet shutdowns last week as state governments deal with law and order situations. On Sunday, reports started coming from Darjeeling that mobile Internet was snapped as Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) protests turned violent. Business Today reports that mobile Internet was blocked in the hills in a bid to prevent mass gatherings of protesters. The protests were sparked after raids were conducted on the house of GJM chief Bimal Gurung. Initially, the political party had been opposing the West Bengal government's decision to make Bengali language mandatory in schools, but now the protests have morphed into a demand for a separate state. Darjeeling and adjoining areas have a majority Gorkha population which speaks Nepali. Meanwhile, mobile Internet was blocked once again in Jammu and Kashmir following the death of a youth. Naseer Ahmed succumbed to injuries he received in a firing in Srinagar on Thursday, reports the Indian Express. Authorities said that blocking the Internet was necessitated to curb spread of “inflammable content” on social media. Due to unrest in the Kashmir Valley, there have been a large number of Internet shutdowns in the region. In the months of April, May and June, there had been four mobile Internet shutdowns in different parts of the country. The latest was on May 29 in Jammu and Kashmir after militant Sabzar Bhat was killed in an encounter. Internet was cut for a week in this instance. Internet services were cut twice in April. Internet services were cut on April 18 following student protests across universities and colleges. The incident…
