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 any political party, it would work entirely for the Gorkha community and its demand for Gorkhaland. Gurung also said that his party was “withdrawing” as a signatory to the agreement and demanded the scrapping of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, a semi-autonomous council for the Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal. The Samiti, Gurung said would take forward the Gorkhaland movement and would press the centre to fulfil the Bharatiya Janata Party’s 2019 election promise to find out a permanent political solution.

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New political alignments put demand of Gorkhaland at the backdrop in Darjeeling
7 months, 4 weeks ago

New political alignments put demand of Gorkhaland at the backdrop in Darjeeling

The Hindu  

Marked by fresh political alignments, the elections in Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in 2024 has emerged as one of the most interesting electoral contests in West Bengal. While the politics of Darjeeling hills for the past several decades has been centered around the Gorkha identity and demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland, the issue seems to have taken a …

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 …

Centre considering inclusion of 11 Gorkha tribes to ST list, says Amit Shah
8 months ago

Centre considering inclusion of 11 Gorkha tribes to ST list, says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah could not attend a scheduled election rally in Darjeeling town on Sunday but addressed the gathering through an audio recording and assured them that the Union government was seriously considering including 11 Gorkha sub-tribes in the Scheduled Tribe list. The public meeting at Lebong was organised in favour of BJP Darjeeling Lok Sabha candidate Raju …

Fresh movement for Gorkhaland brewing in Darjeeling
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 …

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

Centre holds tripartite talks with Gorkha delegation, Bengal govt; next round in November
3 years, 2 months ago

Centre holds tripartite talks with Gorkha delegation, Bengal govt; next round in November

India Today  

The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday began tripartite talks with the Gorkha representatives from the Darjeeling Hills, Terrai and Dooars regions and the West Bengal government. The Home Minister listened to all the parties concerned and has decided to call for the second round of talks in the presence of the senior officials of the West Bengal government in November. …

BJP lacks seriousness about Gorkhas: Darjeeling MLA writes to PM Modi
3 years, 5 months ago

BJP lacks seriousness about Gorkhas: Darjeeling MLA writes to PM Modi

India Today  

BJP's Darjeeling Neeraj Zimba on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that people in the hills were agitated over the fact that MP Raju Bista was left out of the Union Cabinet In the letter, Neeraj Zimba claimed the non induction of Bista in the Union Cabinet has demotivated the entire Gorkha community, as they feel that "BJP …

Steep climb: The Hindu Editorial on BJP and the Darjeeling hills
3 years, 8 months ago

Steep climb: The Hindu Editorial on BJP and the Darjeeling hills

The Hindu  

The three seats of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong in the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal may count for little numerically in the State Assembly of 294 members, but their political significance is a different story. The demand for a separate Gorkhaland State in the hills has singularly driven politics among the Gorkha population for more than three decades now. The …

Back to Gorkha identity: Decoding the politics over Darjeeling
3 years, 8 months ago

Back to Gorkha identity: Decoding the politics over Darjeeling

India Today  

Identity as Indian citizens and the fundamental right of the Gorkhas to represent themselves is at the heart of the 2021 elections in the five key constituencies of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Matigara-Naxalbari and Phansidawa. The key to all elections in the hills, that is, in the three subdivisions of Darjeeling, Kurseong, Kalimpong since the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council Accord was …

West Bengal Assembly polls | BJP again promises permanent solution to Gorkha issue
3 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal Assembly polls | BJP again promises permanent solution to Gorkha issue

The Hindu  

Asserting that ties between the Gorkha population of Darjeeling hills and the BJP are age-old, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday promised a permanent political solution to the Gorkha issue. The promise of a permanent political solution to the issues of the Darjeeling hills was made by the BJP in its manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and …

Trinamool backs former Gorkha strongman Bimal Gurung for Darjeeling foray, BJP sniffs an opportunity
3 years, 9 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 …

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 …

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

Shikha Mukerjee | TMC realpolitik, BJP & future of ‘Gorkhaland’
4 years, 1 month ago

Shikha Mukerjee | TMC realpolitik, BJP & future of ‘Gorkhaland’

Deccan Chronicle  

Playing the politics of divisiveness by raising expectations that indeed a “permanent political solution” will be found on the demand for a separate “Gorkhaland”, carved out of West Bengal, to fulfil aspirations for a “Bas Bhoomi”, or homeland, or a heartland all Nepali-speaking Indian citizens can call their own, is a signal that the West Bengal Assembly polls, due before …

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 …

'Grievance Will Continue If Centre Turns Down Gorkhaland Demand but Will Keep Raising Our Voice': GJM Secretary
4 years, 2 months ago

'Grievance Will Continue If Centre Turns Down Gorkhaland Demand but Will Keep Raising Our Voice': GJM Secretary

News 18  

The demand for Gorkhaland has been simmering for decades with various groups stressing that a separate state should be carved out from West Bengal. On October 7, Kishan Reddy, Minister of State for the Union Ministry of Home Affairs held a meeting to discuss the Gorkhaland demand in West Bengal’s Darjeeling hills. Our working president Dr. Lopsang Yolmo Lama, Dr. …

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Delegation Meets MoS Home, Demands Separate Gorkhaland State
4 years, 2 months ago

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Delegation Meets MoS Home, Demands Separate Gorkhaland State

News 18  

New Delhi: A delegation of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha met Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday and demanded the creation of a separate state of Gorkhaland comprising Darjeeling and its adjoining areas in West Bengal. The GJM team came to the national capital to participate in a tripartite meeting convened by the Union Ministry of …

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 …

Upendra Kushwaha out of ‘mahagathbandhan’, stitches new alliance with BSP
4 years, 2 months ago

Upendra Kushwaha out of ‘mahagathbandhan’, stitches new alliance with BSP

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Lok Samata Party leader Upendra Kushwaha on Tuesday announced the severance of ties with the Rashtriya Janata Dal -led ‘mahagathbandhan’, and the formation of a new alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party and other smaller parties. Earlier, former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha parted ways with the ‘mahagathbandhan’ to join the National Democratic Alliance. Earlier on …

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