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Confusion prevails in the two factions of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha over filing of nominations as leaders of both the camps lack formal recognition as office-bearers of the party because of a legal tangle.
According to an order issued by Calcutta High Court and an observation made by the Election Commission of India, Bimal Gurung and Binay Tamang, who head the rival factions, don’t have recognition as authorised office-bearers of the Morcha.
The Morcha, sources said, is a registered unrecognised party. This means that in any election, the party’s name will appear next to the name of its candidate but unlike recognised parties, it cannot use its own symbol and will have to choose one from the symbols provided by the EC.
Hill leaders in Calcutta and Delhi for talks Political situation seems to be aligned between two power centres, Trinamul and the BJP
Anit Thapa, the chairman of the board of administrators at the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, was in Calcutta, while leaders of four different hill parties were in Delhi on Wednesday to meet BJP leaders.
It is safe to assume that no local political leader worth his salt is in the Darjeeling hills now.
This is a clear indication that regional politics is being shaped by state and central politics, said an observer.
Anit Thapa of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s Binay Tamang camp is in Calcutta for an “administrative meeting” when all current discussion in Darjeeling is politics.