The Trinamul Congress (TMC) today alleged that the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leadership had told the state government the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) could collect electricity dues from commercial establishments. Roshan Giri, the general secretary of the Morcha, denied the charge The Morcha has denied the charge, saying the Trinamul was […]
TMC accused GJM of pressurizing and bribing people to attend Sukna Meeting
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has accused Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) for allegedly pressurizing and bribing people of the hills to attend the party meeting in Sukna today. The hill TMC leaders also accused the GJM-BJP alliance of exhausting the Rs.70 lakh ceiling permitted by the Election Commission of India for a single candidate to campaign for the […]
Caste politics over Darjeeling LS seat, Trinamul tilt by Tamangs
An association of Tamangs, a community that is the largest in number in the hills, has said it will support a Trinamul candidate for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat. Since the years of Subash Ghisingh’s influence in the hills in the 1980s, no community outfit has been known to separately declare allegiance to any party […]
Bimal Gurung’s first encounter with Mamata Banerjee – Trinamul Congress
The Trinamul Congress today said the Lok Sabha contest in Darjeeling would be Bimal Gurung’s first encounter with Mamata Banerjee in the political arena and he would be forced to step aside like he had to in the past. Bhaichung addresses a Trinamul workers’ meeting in Siliguri on Tuesday. Picture by Kundan Yolmo Subrata Bakshi, […]
TMC members join GJM in Soureni Mirik
In a major blow to the hill Trinamool Congress, as many as 25 families today dumped the ruling party for the GJM in Chuwandhura under Soureni constituency. TMC members join GJM in Soureni. Rigen Lama, who joined the GJM, said hopes about the TMC generating employment opportunities and fostering development for youths have turned futile. […]
Hill TMC party office inaugurated in Kurseong
The Kurseong unit of the hill TMC today inaugurated its party office near the Dharamshala area. The function was attended by several leaders including TMC GTA sabhasad Milan Dukpa, general secretary Manoj Dewan, youth state secretary Bishal Chettri and sub-division convener Kundan Mangrati, among others. Hill TMC party office inaugurated in Kurseong Talking to reporters, […]
Hill TMC wants son of the soil as their LS candidate
Kalimpong : Even if the name of TMC’s LS candidate from Darjeeling constituency has not yet been disclosed the hill leaders of the party are now speaking up that the candidate must be someone who is a local resident. Although some weeks ago former Indian football skipper Bhaichung Bhutia was being named as TMC candidate, […]
Roshan Giri – least bothered about hill TMC’s expansion
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. […]
