Harka confidence & Morcha might Vivek Chheri and Rajeev Ravidas Darjeeling, April 13: A slogan by the whistle blowing supporters of the Jan Andolan Party is rattling Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders in Kalimpong. “Look here, look there, its Harka everywhere,” shout the JAP cadres. Harka Bahadur Chhetri, the JAP president who has been allotted the […]

KALIMPONG 15 Apr 2016 Darjeeling MP Surendra Singh Ahluwalia today said the bill for Gorkhaland should be first passed by chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her cabinet and send it to Delhi where the Centre would have no problems in passing it. Addressing a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha election rally in Kalimpong’s motor stand area, the […]

Darjeeling, April 1: Bimal Gurung today started his campaign in Kalimpong, where one of his former lieutenants Harka Bahadur Chhetri is in a direct fight with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. That Gurung has decided to station himself in Kalimpong for a couple of days is an indicator that the Morcha is not taking the contest […]

THE WEST BENGAL REORGANISATION BILL, 2016 Bill to provide for the Reorganisation of the existing State of West Bengal and for matters connected therewith for the welfare, identity and development of Indian Gorkhas, Bhutias, Lepchas, Sherpas, Adivasi, Rajbangshi and all other communities residing within the territory of the District of Darjeeling and portions of the […]

Darjeeling 8 Mar 2016 A lot of questions are being asked and speculation is rife among political circles in the hills ever since Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee announced the name of MLA Harka Bahadur Chhetri as the TMC candidate from Kalimpong for the state Assembly election. Many among the general public too have expressed […]

Mukesh Sharma Kalimpong,26th March JAP (Jan Andolan Party) president Dr Harka Bahadur Chetri filed his nomination as an independent candidate from Klimpong today for Assembly Election 2016. Before Dr Chhetri filed his nomination he was escorted by massive party supporter to Thana Dara where a small election program was held. Dr Chhetri addressing the rally […]

GNLF (Gorkha National Liberation Front) has decided to support TMC and JAP (Jan Andolan Party) in this Assembly Elections 2016. It is stated that GNLF will support TMC in Darjeeling and Kurseong and JAP in Kalimpong. The following is what Neeraj Zimba Tamang a senior GNLF leader had to say on the party’s decisions. Dear […]

RAJEEV RAVIDAS Kalimpong, March 25: The Jan Andolan Party headed by Harka Bahadur Chhetri has listed the statehood demand on top of its election manifesto and said the outfit will work towards it by carving out Darjeeling district and parts of the Dooars by building consensus both at the Centre and the state. When Kalimpong […]

” My Conscience Doesn’t Permit Me to Compromise on Gorkhaland Demand ” – JAP leader Bhawani Pradhan after resignation An ardent supporter of Dr. Mahendra P Lama and long time associate with DDUDF and Kurseong Sub-division Convener of Jan Andolan Party Mr. Bhawani Pradhan has resigned from the party citing differences of principals. Mr. Bhawani […]

With this Manifesto released at Kalimpong on this 27th day of January 2016, in the sixty seventh year of the Republic, the Jana Andolan Party begins its journey into Indian politics, beginning more specifically with the politics of the local region of the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong and their contiguous areas. For the present […]

Hill party’s dharna for land rights Vivek Chhetri Darjeeling, Feb. 17: The Jan Andolan Party started an indefinite dharna on the premises of the Darjeeling district magistrate’s office today to demand land rights for people living in tea gardens and cinchona plantations in the hills. The agitation signals the launch of a campaign by the […]

Mahendra P Lama The Jan Andolan Party (launched on 27 January 2016) is founded on the principles of democracy, social justice, inclusive development and safeguarding national interest. In this region of India, most of the political parties have used the term Andolan for negative purpose and petty gains only. This has led to destruction, violence […]

Rajeev Ravidas Kalimpong, Jan. 31: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has alleged that Harka Bahdur Chhetri labelled Bimal Gurung’s statement on Kalimpong’s links with Bhutan “anti-national” because he was shaken by the mass support the party continued to enjoy and feared that his lie on the Kalimpong district could be exposed. On Thursday, the Morcha president […]