Tragedy on the commons

They stopped issuing (grazing) pattas in 1992, soon after the Park was notified, but we resisted till 1998. The officials came and broke down the goths, beat up people. Then they threatened to bring in the CRPF. You must understand that this was in the years after the first Gorkhaland agitation, and there was widespread fear of the paramilitary. We had no choice. Finally, a meeting was called in Gorkhay and the DFO issued a deadline. We were promised jobs. Those promises were not kept.