“I am committed to Gorkhaland!” Bimal Gurung

Exclusive Interview with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha President Bimal Gurung

Gorkhas In India and Abroad must unite for Gorkhaland - Bimal Gurung

GJM PRESIDENT BIMAL GURUNG GOES ONLINE

Darjeeling Feb. 14: [Barun Roy] “I would like to request Gorkhas scattered all over the nation and abroad to come together and speak for Gorkhaland. This is not just a struggle of the people of Darjeeling Hills but a struggle of the entire Gorkha people world over. Please come forward in whatever way you can and support the Gorkhaland Movement. You can use mediums like online websites and internet, discuss and interact and create a unified voice for Gorkhaland,” speaking exclusive with this reporter, Bimal Gurung, President, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha said.

Going through the comments made on the website he said that it was good that people were interacting and voicing their opinions. “I am not angry with people who speak against me, tomorrow they will understand where the truth lies and then they will automatically support our struggle for Gorkhaland. I offer my best wishes to the readers and our friends and families all over the world,” GJM President said referring to the HB.

GJM Withdraws ‘Fast unto death’ - Decision on Morcha demand by Feb 16

Feb. 13: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha withdrew its indefinite hunger strike in the three subdivisions of Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong today after the Bengal government said it would decide on the demands of the newly formed party by February 16. [Inset: Bimal Gurung at a public meeting at Neopani Basti near Naxalbari on Wednesday. A Telegraph picture]

The Morcha had gone on fast demanding the removal of Subash Ghisingh as caretaker of the DGHC and a visit from the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs that is scrutinising the Sixth Schedule bill. The four-month-old party of Bimal Gurung is against the special status and wants Gorkhaland instead.

A seven-member delegation of the Morcha sat for discussions with chief secretary Amit Kiran Deb and home secretary Prasad Ranjan Ray at Writers’ Buildings this afternoon. They told the senior bureaucrats that Ghisingh was not acceptable at the helm of affairs, as he no longer enjoyed the people’s mandate. He should be removed and an IAS officer be appointed as administrator, they said.

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