GJM leader Bimal Gurung holds 1st public meeting in over 3 years
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 Bimal Gurung and the other one by Benoy Tamang — have lent their support to the TMC. It is worth mentioning that a majority in the hills are supporting the Benoy Tamang-led GJM faction, as they see him as a more dependable force in comparison to Bimal Gurung.

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Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight

Hindustan Times  

The Darjeeling seat in Bengal goes to the polls on Friday in circumstances that has made the contest even more intriguing than usual -- infighting in the local units of both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, a tussle that has seen Gorkha leaders switching camps, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress making a desperate bid to snatch the seat …

Demand for Gorkhaland: Hill parties launch Bharatiya Gorkhaland Sangharsh Samiti
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 …

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

Trinamool backs former Gorkha strongman Bimal Gurung for Darjeeling foray, BJP sniffs an opportunity
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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4 years, 1 month ago

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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 …

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

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

GJM Leadership Breaks Silence, Will Meet Mamata Banerjee for 'Peace' in Darjeeling Hills
4 years, 1 month ago

GJM Leadership Breaks Silence, Will Meet Mamata Banerjee for 'Peace' in Darjeeling Hills

News 18  

The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha leadership finally broke its silence on Sunday and issued an official communication saying party president Binoy Tamang and general secretary Anit Thapa will call on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to discuss the current political situation in the Darjeeling Hills. The political situation in the West Bengal hill district took a new turn after ex-GJM …

Amid Protests Against GJM's Bimal Gurung, Mamata to Hold Meeting With Binoy Tamang on Nov 3 to Resolve Differences
4 years, 1 month ago

Amid Protests Against GJM's Bimal Gurung, Mamata to Hold Meeting With Binoy Tamang on Nov 3 to Resolve Differences

News 18  

Amid series of protests against GJM leader Bimal Gurung by his opposition camp in the Hills, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked Binoy Tamang for a talk at the state secretariat on November 3 in Kolkata. Mamata’s intervention came after the Hills had witnessed massive protests against Bimal Gurung ever since he extended his support to Mamata Banerjee …

Bimal Gurung Supporting Mamata and its Impact in Upcoming Assembly Poll in Bengal
4 years, 2 months ago

Bimal Gurung Supporting Mamata and its Impact in Upcoming Assembly Poll in Bengal

News 18  

It was a clear day and the Kanchenjunga was at its best under the cobalt blue sky. Miles away in Kolkata, as the clock ticked to 6.30pm, the political temperatures had risen considerably with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung announcing his support for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for next year’s West Bengal assembly polls. Our demand for a …

Who is Bimal Gurung and How Can He Help TMC Win 2021 WB Elections?
4 years, 2 months ago

Who is Bimal Gurung and How Can He Help TMC Win 2021 WB Elections?

The Quint  

After an uneasy relationship with the Left government, when Mamata Banerjee came to power in 2011, Gurung found an opportunity to enter into a truce with the government by signing the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration. After the violent agitation in 2017 when Gurung went ‘missing’, Mamata Banerjee was successful in splitting the GJM after Gurung’s close aide Bimal Tamang broke away …

GJM Supremo Bimal Gurung, on Run Since 2017, Breaks Ties With NDA; Will Support TMC in Polls
4 years, 2 months ago

GJM Supremo Bimal Gurung, on Run Since 2017, Breaks Ties With NDA; Will Support TMC in Polls

News 18  

Gorkha Janamukti Morcha supremo Bimal Gurung, on the run since 2017 following an agitation for statehood in Darjeeling, on Wednesday sprung a surprise by announcing his support to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for the Assembly polls next year. Our demand for a permanent political solution will remain and in 2024 Lok Sabha polls we will support Mamata Banerjee.” Gurung …

Absconding Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung resurfaces in Kolkata, quits NDA, allies with TMC
4 years, 2 months ago

Absconding Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung resurfaces in Kolkata, quits NDA, allies with TMC

India Today  

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, who has been on the run for the past three years, resurfaced in Kolkata today and announced that he was quitting the NDA and allying with the Trinamool Congress ahead of the 2021 Bengal assembly election. "The BJP said it would find a permanent political solution for the Darjeeling Hills and recognise 11 Gorkha …

Bimal Gurung-led GJM faction renews demand for Gorkhaland state with Modi Govt
4 years, 2 months ago

Bimal Gurung-led GJM faction renews demand for Gorkhaland state with Modi Govt

India Today  

Six months ahead of West Bengal state assembly elections, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has renewed its demand for a separate Gorkhaland state in the Darjeeling hills. A delegation of the GJM’s Bimal Gurung faction led by its working president Dr. Lopsang Yolmo Lama attended a meeting called by the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi on Wednesday. “When the …

GJM Factions of Binoy Tamang and Bimal Tamang to Skip MHA Meet on Aug 7, Say Talks Only After Gorkhaland Assurance
4 years, 4 months ago

GJM Factions of Binoy Tamang and Bimal Tamang to Skip MHA Meet on Aug 7, Say Talks Only After Gorkhaland Assurance

News 18  

The Bimal Gurung and Binoy Tamang faction of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha have distanced themselves from the tripartite meeting called by the Union Home Ministry ‘to review the GTA system’ on August 7. Bimal Gurung GJM’s statement came following the ministry's invitation for the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration review meeting to be held along with a team of bureaucrats from West Bengal. …

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