GJM Digs Heels Over Full Implementation of Gorkhaland Pact, Asks Mamata to Delay Polls : #RashtraNews #GJM #Digs #Heels #Full #Implementation #Gorkhaland #Pact #Asks #Mamata #Delay #Polls The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has asked chief minister Mamata Banerjee not to hold the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) election as they demanded full implementation of the GTA […]
Formation of another hill party will cause more challenges to the West Bengal government, with the GJM being an ally of the states ruling Trinamool Congress. It will also pose challenges to hill leaders like Gurung and Tamang.
Bimal Gurungâs waning political popularity reflects the economic struggles of Gorkhas
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On 14 April, after spending three years underground, Bimal Gurung addressed a mammoth gathering in Darjeeling. Gurung is one of the most recognisable faces of the Gorkhaland movement, which has long agitated for a separate state to represent the Nepali-speaking community along the northernmost reaches of West Bengal. He is the founder of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, the primary political vehicle of the Gorkhaland movement, and was previously the chairperson of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration,
an autonomous administration representing Gorkha majority regions. In the recent West Bengal assembly electionsâthe fifth phase, which included all regions of the GTA, was held on 17 AprilâGurungâs GJM suffered a serious loss, losing all three hill seats in the Gorkha majority region to a resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party and a breakaway fact
GJM supporters give Barun Bhujel, who died in police custody, tribute in Kalimpong
GJM supporters give Barun Bhujel, who died in police custody, tribute in Kalimpong
People In Large Numbers On Friday Paid Tribute To The The Gorkha Janmukti (GJM) Leader And Councillor Of Kalimpong Barun Bhujel Who Had Allegedly Died In Police Custody.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Deepak Mahato | Updated on: 27 Oct 2017, 02:54:32 PM
New Delhi:
People in large numbers on Friday paid tribute to the the Gorkha Janmukti (GJM) leader and councillor of Kalimpong Barun Bhujel who had allegedly died in police custody.
Hundreds of Gorkhaland supporters were on streets to mark protest of their leader’s alleged death in police custody. They were seen carrying black flags or tied black ribbons on their head or arms as sign of protest.