A twist in the politics of the Darjeeling hills
Special Report | November 23, 2020 23:28 ISTAfter six years of relative peace, the region flared up once again in 2017 with Gurung making a fresh call for Gorkhaland.
After six years of relative peace, the region flared up once again in 2017 with Gurung making a fresh call for Gorkhaland.
Bimal Gurung accused some of his party leaders of joining hands with the West Bengal government and conspiring to foil their agitation for a separate state of Gorkhaland.
Rejecting any discussions on Gorkhaland, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee argued that the matter was not under the state government's jurisdiction.
The GJM rallies on 50th day of indefinite shutdown demanded restoration of internet services and an immediate withdrawal of police personnel from Darjeeling hills.
Normal life remained crippled in the Darjeeling hills due to the ongoing indefinite strike to press for separate Gorkhaland state.
Youths are ready to sacrifice their lives for the cause of a separate Gorkhaland state, the GJM has claimed.
The chief of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Bimal Gurung has warned that the agitation for a separate state will turn "terrible" as the indefinite strike called by the outfit entered its 32nd day today
The Trinamool Congress today claimed it has 'definite proof' that foreign powers are behind the ongoing unrest in the Darjeeling hills.
In fresh violence in Darjeeling hills, GJM activists torched Trinamool Congress office in Kalimpong district during a protest march for Gorkhaland.
The security forces and intelligence agencies first got the clue that the GJM was using radio signals as a mode of communication when two radio sets were seized during the June 15 raid on the premises of some GJM leaders.
The unrest in Darjeeling in the peak tourist season has come as a boon for Sikkim with tourists thronging the neighbouring hill state.
Questioning the absence of local BJP MP SS Ahluwalia, GJM leader said it was very "unfortunate" that he chose to stay away from his own constituency during this hour of crisis.
GJM chief Bimal Gurung today warned of trouble if the police try to stop the Gorkhaland movement.
West Bengal government has written to the Centre seeking more forces to quell the current unrest in Darjeeling hills.
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supremo, leading the protests for a separate ‘Gorkhaland’, on Thursday asked the people in Darjeeling to be prepared for the “final battle” for achieving the separate state
Several hill parties on Tuesday came together and unanimously adopted a resolution in favour a separate Gorkhaland state.
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