ROY’S MUSINGS: GJM to give up Statehood Movement in favour of Presidential Rule/Union Territory Status

From Himalayan Beacon: By Barun Roy Gorkhaland Movement maybe given up in favour for Presidential Rule /Union Territory 2010 dateline extended to 2017 Is this a UTURN in Gorkhaland Movement? In what can be termed as a definite u-turn in Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s stance, the delegation now in New Delhi will be pursuing a demand [...]

“I am very much in favour of Gorkhaland”, Dawa Narbula

One on One with Dawa Narbula, Member of Parliament, Darjeeling Constituency Interviewed by Barun Roy: Question: The Gorkha Janmukti Morch is demanding for an early tripartite meeting between the Central Government, West Bengal Government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, you had stated a few days earlier that after meeting Mrs Sonia Gandhi, she had assured [...]

Darjeeling Hills slips into lawlessness as Administration and Police remain silent spectators

BY BARUN ROY Too many questions remain unanswered and all attempts to seek answers remain thwarted from all sides. The series of incidents that rocked Darjeeling Hills may be the beginning of things to come and a parley into uncertainty and chaos. The questions to the following questions must be found or else! 1. As [...]