BJP’s Parivatan Yatra runs into Darjeeling protests The turn of events could be an indicator that the saffron party might find it difficult to win over the voters in the hills unless their promises were translated into delivery
The BJP’s Parivatan Yatra in north Bengal, which had been flagged off from Cooch Behar by Union home minister Amit Shah, reached here on Tuesday amid protests not just by its rivals but even by two hill allies which accused the saffron party of not being serious about its promises.
Supporters of Bimal Gurung’s Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, which had been supporting the BJP for 13 years until recently, waved black flags at the yatra, while the Kalimpong Krishak Kalayan Sangatan a federation of hill farmers staged a dharna which was supported by an apolitical organisation representing 11 hill communities seeking tribal status.