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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee Asserts TMC's Dominance in West Bengal

Kolkata: Sending a message to the Congress, Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, who is a key partner in the Opposition parties’ INDIA bloc, asserted on Thursday that only her party can “teach a lesson” to the BJP in West Bengal in the next year's Lok Sabha election. The chief minister said at a party rally in North 24 Parganas: “The …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Fresh movement for Gorkhaland brewing in Darjeeling

The Hindu

Pro-Gorkhaland units in the Darjeeling Hills, including the GJM and the Hamro Party, have indicated that a fresh movement will be launched to press for separate statehood ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Darjeeling has witnessed several agitations over the years, with political parties promising people a separate Gorkhaland state and the implementation of the Sixth Schedule, which grants …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Pro-Gorkhaland supporters call off 12-hour bandh in Darjeeling

The Hindu

The pro-Gorkhaland parties on Wednesday suspended the 12-hour-bandh called in Darjeeling hills on February 23, on account of Class X State Board examination starting from the same day. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Tuesday come down heavily on the call for the bandh and said that her government would not allow any strike. The announcement of the bandh in …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Darjeeling’s Gorkha parties call off bandh, stick to statehood demand

Hindustan Times

The Gorkha parties in Darjeeling on Wednesday called off the February 23 bandh that was announced in support for a separate state comprising parts of north Bengal. The bandh was called by the Janmukti Morcha, Hamro Party and Binoy Tamang, former chairman of the board of administrators of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration. People of the hills did not support it …

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1 year, 10 months ago

GTA Chairman Meets Mamata Banerjee Amid Churning in Darjeeling Hill Politics

News 18

Gorkhaland Territorial Administration chairman Anit Thapa met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here and discussed various issues related to the development of the Darjeeling Hills. The meeting assumes significance in the backdrop of recent political churning in the Hills after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha withdrew from the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration last month, claiming that promises were not fulfilled. The GTA, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

GJM withdraws from GTA agreement, voices demand for Gorkhaland

Hindustan Times

Darjeeling’s Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Friday announced its withdrawal from the 2011 Gorkhaland Territorial Administration agreement as one of the three signatories and set the ball rolling for another movement in demand for a separate state. Roshan Giri, the GJM general secretary, signed the agreement on behalf of his party which was leading the Gorkhaland movement since 2007. Binoy Tamang, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Demand for Gorkhaland: Hill parties launch Bharatiya Gorkhaland Sangharsh Samiti

Hindustan Times

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung, Gorkha organisations and other political parties in the hill areas of north Bengal in a meeting in Kalimpong on Monday announced the formation of Bharatiya Gorkhaland Sangharsh Samiti – a committee to spearhead their demand for a Gorkhaland. Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung He said that the committee will not have allegiance to …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Calcutta HC dismisses petition challenging Darjeeling municipality floor test

Hindustan Times

The Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha is set to form the new board at Darjeeling municipality as the Jalpaiguri circuit bench of the Calcutta high court on Wednesday dismissed Hamro Party’s petition challenging the legality of the December 28 floor test in which the party lost control. The HP moved the Calcutta high court claiming that defection of its six councillors …

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2 years, 1 month ago

In demand for Gorkhaland, hill state parties to rally this December in Delhi

Hindustan Times

Political parties from Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars regions of north Bengal are planning to march to Delhi ahead of the Parliament winter session to renew their demands for Gorkhaland. GJM helped the BJP to win the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in three consecutive elections since 2009 The Bharatiya Janata Party promised to find a permanent political solution for the region …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Gorkhaland: A chance for peace

The Hindu

Published : Jul 10, 2022 18:00 IST The long-awaited election to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, the regional autonomous administrative body in the Darjeeling hills of north Bengal, has been a significant victory in more ways than one for the ruling Trinamool Congress. Not only did its “political friend”, the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha, win 26 of the 45 GTA seats, …

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2 years, 6 months ago

GJM president hospitalised after 103-hour hunger strike

The Hindu

Gorkha Janamukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung was admitted to a private hospital in Sikkim on Monday after his health deteriorated while staging a hunger strike opposing the polls to Gorkhaland Territorial Administration. The GJM president was on a hunger strike for 103 hours, starting from Wednesday. The polls to the regional autonomous body, to which both the GTA and BJP …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Bimal Gurung hospitalised in Sikkim; GJM not to contest GTA polls

Firstpost

The GJM supremo, who was on an indefinite hunger strike since 25 May demanding the deferment of the 26 June GTA polls and expansion of the semi-autonomous council’s jurisdiction, fell ill on Sunday and had to end his strike Gangtok/Darjeeling: GJM supremo Bimal Gurung has officially ended his “indefinite” hunger strike after he has been hospitalised following a deterioration of …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Bimal Gurung requests Mamata Banerjee to defer GTA polls till memorandum of proposals implemented

Firstpost

The West Bengal government has decided to hold election for the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, an autonomous body to administer Darjeeling, in June this year Kolkata: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supremo Bimal Gurung has requested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to defer the GTA poll until the memorandum of proposals submitted by the party is implemented in the hills. The West …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Don't eat 'Delhi ka laddu': Mamata tells leaders of hill parties in Darjeeling

India Today

In a meeting with the representatives of hill parties in Darjeeling, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she wanted to work for the people of the hills and asked them not to eat 'Delhi the laddu' in a jibe at the Centre. Read: How were Bengal labourers killed under your watch in Kashmir, Mamata Banerjee attacks Centre During the …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar announces special CAG audit of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration

India Today

Alleging that corruption persists in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday called for a special audit by the CAG on the accounts of the autonomous body. After his week long stay in North Bengal Governor Dhankhar will be reaching Bagdogra Airport on June 28 at 11.30 AM and will reach Kolkata by flight at 1.30 …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Ethnic groups in north Bengal reject BJP MP’s separate UT proposal

The Hindu

Several ethnic groups, which had spearheaded agitations for creation of separate states in north Bengal over the past few decades, have now rejected a BJP MP’s controversial demand for an Union Territory comprising all districts of the region, calling it an “unrealistic” and “vindictive” move. Mr. Barla, during an interaction with the party’s north Bengal leaders, had said he would …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Trinamool backs former Gorkha strongman Bimal Gurung for Darjeeling foray, BJP sniffs an opportunity

India Today

In October 2017, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh was chased through the streets and partymen accompanying him thrashed allegedly by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha activists in Darjeeling. In Gurung’s absence, Mamata stitched up an alliance with the Binay Tamang faction of GJM, and BJP with the powerful Gorkha National Liberation Front. Photo: India Today In fact, other North Bengal districts …

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3 years, 10 months ago

GJM leader Bimal Gurung holds 1st public meeting in over 3 years

India Today

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung on Tuesday addressed his first public rally after three-and-a-half years in Kurseong, near Darjeeling in West Bengal. "BJP did not do anything for Gorkhas, so I left the alliance and shook hands with Mamata,” said Bimal Gurung at the public rally. As the situation stands, both factions of the GJM — one led by …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Mission North Bengal: How Mamata plans to wrestle back BJP strongholds

India Today

It was from the northern districts that BJP started its foray into West Bengal. North Bengal, comprising the districts of Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Malda, North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur, accounts for 54 out of the total 294 assembly seats in the state. No wonder then that chief minister Mamata Banerjee, during her last tour of North Bengal …

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3 years, 11 months ago

BJP gets a boost in Darjeeling with a clutch of GJM leaders joining it

Hindustan Times

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday received a shot in the arm in the Darjeeling hills when some leaders of its former partner, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, joined the saffron camp. BJP had been looking for local support in the Darjeeling hills after the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha switched allegiance to West Bengal's ruling party, TMC. The BJP which won the …

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4 years ago

Fact Check: Social media gives 'Rohingya' angle to attack on BJP leaders in Bengal

India Today

With months to go for elections in West Bengal, a video of a mob attack is circulating on social media with the claim that it shows Hindus in the state being thrashed by Rohingyas. AFWA probe With the help of appropriate keywords, we found that the video is from 2017 when GJM activists attacked Dilip Ghosh and other state BJP …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Friends in need

India Today

On October 21, Bimal Gurung, leader of a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha faction and a fugitive from the law in West Bengal, made his first public appearance in three years. Despite the many charges filed against him, including under the UAPA, he held a press conference in Kolkata that day, announcing that he was ending his alliance with the BJP-led NDA …

4 years, 1 month ago

Bimal Gurung chapter closed in Darjeeling, says rival faction after crucial meet with Mamata

India Today

In a bid to placate the pro-TMC faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met its leader Binay Tamang in Kolkata on Tuesday. The meeting comes in the wake of a sudden political u-turn by GJM founder Bimal Gurung, known for his open rebellion against the Mamata Banerjee government. Gurung, who founded GJM in 2007 …

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4 years, 1 month ago

GJM’s Binoy Tamang, Anit Thapa to meet Mamata Banerjee: What could it mean for TMC, BJP and West Bengal polls?

Hindustan Times

Amid growing discontent in the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha faction led by Binoy Tamang, after Bimal Gurung resurfaced last week and pledged support to the Trinamool Congress, West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet Binoy Tamang and Gorkha Territorial Administration chairperson Anit Thapa on Tuesday. Making his first public appearance in three years, GJM leader Bimal Gurung broke …

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Mamata Banerjee Asserts TMC's Dominance in West Bengal

Fresh movement for Gorkhaland brewing in Darjeeling

Pro-Gorkhaland supporters call off 12-hour bandh in Darjeeling

Darjeeling’s Gorkha parties call off bandh, stick to statehood demand

GTA Chairman Meets Mamata Banerjee Amid Churning in Darjeeling Hill Politics

GJM withdraws from GTA agreement, voices demand for Gorkhaland

Demand for Gorkhaland: Hill parties launch Bharatiya Gorkhaland Sangharsh Samiti

Calcutta HC dismisses petition challenging Darjeeling municipality floor test

In demand for Gorkhaland, hill state parties to rally this December in Delhi

Gorkhaland: A chance for peace

GJM president hospitalised after 103-hour hunger strike

Bimal Gurung hospitalised in Sikkim; GJM not to contest GTA polls

Bimal Gurung requests Mamata Banerjee to defer GTA polls till memorandum of proposals implemented

Don't eat 'Delhi ka laddu': Mamata tells leaders of hill parties in Darjeeling

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar announces special CAG audit of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration

Ethnic groups in north Bengal reject BJP MP’s separate UT proposal

Trinamool backs former Gorkha strongman Bimal Gurung for Darjeeling foray, BJP sniffs an opportunity

GJM leader Bimal Gurung holds 1st public meeting in over 3 years

Mission North Bengal: How Mamata plans to wrestle back BJP strongholds

BJP gets a boost in Darjeeling with a clutch of GJM leaders joining it

Fact Check: Social media gives 'Rohingya' angle to attack on BJP leaders in Bengal

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Bimal Gurung chapter closed in Darjeeling, says rival faction after crucial meet with Mamata

GJM’s Binoy Tamang, Anit Thapa to meet Mamata Banerjee: What could it mean for TMC, BJP and West Bengal polls?