Say NO to Gorkhaland

Darjeeling must remain with West Bengal
Kanchan Gupta
In the summer of 1966, Hope Cooke, the American socialite-turned-Gyalmo, or Queen Consort of the ill-fated 12th Chogyal of Sikkim, created a furore in New Delhi by contesting, in an article published in the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology’s bulletin, India’s possession of Darjeeling that was ‘gifted’ to East [...]

GJM getting desperate for centre’s intervention

Kolkata, July 4: Intensifying their efforts to hold tripartite talks on their demand for a separate state, the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee on Friday asking him to take an initiative in the matter.
“I have written a letter requesting the chief minister to arrange a tripartite meeting with [...]

GJMM accused of double standard

Statesman News Service
DARJEELING, July 4: The All India Gorkha League president Mr Madan Tamang today accused the GJMM of maintaining “double-standard” on the civil disobedience issue towards the West Bengal government by implementing Gorkhaland number plates from 7 July.
“If they do not accept the West Bengal government’s authority then they should boycott everything from the [...]

No entry in Darjeeling without GL number plates, says GJM

Kolkata, July 4: Notwithstanding the West Bengal Government’s warning, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, on Friday said it would not allow vehicles in Darjeeling and adjoining areas of the proposed Gorkhaland to run without ‘GL’ number plates from July seven.
“Introduction of GL number plates is part of GJM’s non-cooperation and non-violent movement to press for [...]

Darjeeling police raise commando force- Black fatigue, sophisticated weapons and fibreglass gear to tackle riot-like situations in district

Siliguri, July 4: Darjeeling police have raised a 120-strong specially trained commando force and have armed it with 9mm pistols and assault rifles of the AK series to tackle riot-like situations in the district.
The force will be primarily posted in Darjeeling and Siliguri.
“The idea is to maintain a stand-alone force and deploy its trained personnel [...]

GJM in two minds about reimposing bandh in Hills

Kartyk Venkatraman

Kolkata, July 4 Three weeks into its confrontation, the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) appears to be vacillating between a pacifist attitude towards the state and Centre and a hardline stance to retain the masses.
In a statement issued on Friday, party general secretary Roshan Giri said for now, the GJM would not push for [...]

Hill leaders praise Buddha, keen on tripartite talks

In a significant development, a section of the hill leaders agitating for a separate state praised the chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for his sincerity in resolving the hill imbroglio. A decision on renewing the bandh call is expected soon..
A SOFTENING of stand towards the chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and the bandh situation is in evidence [...]