ABGL secretary Pratap Khati Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League general secretary Pratap Khati today said there are several obstacles on the path to achieving a Gorkhaland state. “Those spearheading the agitation usually fall for state government-initiated schemes that are devised to lure them away from the statehood issue. The Andhra government had also tried to lure […]

Kurseong : The GJM central committee met today at Kurseong as was decided yesterday after the meeting the official Bimal Gurung FB Page came with the following update. The recent Telengana development has now reversed a precedent of seeking the state government’s nod in rearranging a state’s boundary. Bimal Gurung The Telengana Bill was passed […]

The Gorkha Utsav kicked-off on the initiative of the Dooars GJM on Saturday completed its second day amidst colourful programmes. The festival being celebrated at the Thana ground here was also marked by the visit of North Bengal JMM president John Barla. JMM leader John Barla at the Gorkha Utsav in Kalchini Barla said, “The […]

Kalimpong – GJM Gorkha Janmukti Morcha after passing of the Telangana Bill (T-Bill) in the Parliament will hold a rally on Sunday 23rd Feb 2014 to press its demand for Gorkhaland in the Kalimpong town. File Photo GJM rally in Kalimpong for Gorkhaland “The Telangana Bill’s passage proves the consent of the state government is not […]

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has not yet finalised anything on a tie up with Trinamool Congress for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat, which is presently held by senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh. GJM TMC may tie-up on the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat “Nothing has been finalised with the TMC (about the Darjeeling LS seat),” […]

Calcutta, Jan. 29: Calcutta High Court today rejected the bail pleas of 13 Gorkha Janmukti Morcha members accused in the Madan Tamang murder case as the CBI probe has not ended yet. Madan Tamang Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee said: “The process of inquiry into the Madan Tamang murder case is still in progress. So the […]

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress has decided against fielding star footballer Baichung Bhutia from Darjeeling in the upcoming general elections, changing its stance after it became clear that Gorkha Janamukti Morcha was planning to put up a candidate from the hills. “We want to put up a rebel GJM candidate against the official […]

Despite the Hill Trinamool Congress making steady expansion in the Mirik region, GJM general secretary Roshan Giri claimed the party is “least bothered” by these developments and asserted the GJM is still the most powerful party in the hills. “The people of the hills are with the GJM” he said while interacting with journalists here. […]

Darjeeling, Jan. 9: Bimal Gurung today announced he would hold a janta durbar or a people’s court in the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha office at the Darjeeling Motor Stand every Thursday from 10am to 5pm. His announcement coincidentally came on a day Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party has positioned itself as the torch-bearer for the […]

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung today said a decision on whether the party would field its own nominee or support any other candidate for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat would be taken at a meeting on February 5. GJM to take decision on LS candidate 2014 on Feb. 5th – Bimal Gurung Asked about […]

The two day Gorkha National Congregation organized by Bharatia Gorkha Parisangh to press on the demand for Gorkhaland, kicked off today at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The first day of mass rally being co-organized by Gorkhaland Task Force saw presence of top leaders of BGP and various pro-Gorkhaland political parties along with over a […]

Bimal Gurung today said the land was “seeking blood” as the Centre and the state government were not “respecting the democratic movement” in the hills. “Mato la khun mangdaicha (the land is seeking blood),” the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief told a public meeting at Chowrastha. Sources in the party, however, said the Morcha president’s speech […]

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, spearheading an agitation for a separate state in Darjeeling, today said it would go in for an ‘intense’ agitation from October 20, asking people to be ready for it. GJM president Bimal Gurung told the media in Darjeeling that the Centre and the West Bengal government have to respect their agitation […]