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Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) MLA from Darjeeling Neeraj Tamang Zimba on Tuesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting to confer Padma Awards on Gorkha Leader Subash Ghisingh for "bringing political consciousness and national identity among Gorkhas."
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The Supreme Court has allowed Centre to withdraw remaining four forces from Darjeeling hills after 8th March. Earlier, West Bengal state government strongly protested Center’s decision to withdraw forces from the hills.
After spending a long-term in abscond, the main face of Gorkhaland agitation Bimal Gurung has come to public. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha(GJM) leader has expressed his wish to talk to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the issue. Earlier, Gurung was stubborn at his position that he won’t talk to the government until it is agreeing to the demand of the different state.
Due to Gorkhaland agitation in the hills, local citizens got deprived of many basic rights during the turmoil period. Now, the government is trying to fulfill the dues to the deprived locals. Now, the government will distribute from Saturday ration due to hill residents.
Darjeeling, November 21: On the very same day Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has started her North Bengal visit, the new emerging alley of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Monday suspended two prime faces of party, Bimal Gurung and Roshan Giri for six months. As expectedly Gurung has been replaced with Binay Tamang. In last two—three months, a substitute alley of Bimal Gurung was emerging within Morcha who decided to solve the risis n Darjeeling constitutionally whereas Gurung sticked to the demand that h
The queen of hills Darjeeling has been going through a miserable time since Gorkha Janmukti Morcha launched an agitation for a separate state on the basis of different language. While a part of GJM agreed to talk to State government for a political solution another part including GJM chief Bimal Gurung continued the agitation. The West Bengal Police on Wednesday sealed the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s central office in Darjeeling’s Singmari, a stronghold of Gurung.
Due to ongoing violence, agitation in the hill area of Darjeeling, the famous Toy Train service got stopped. The indefinite shutdown stopped many other services in the region. Though the resumption of service is partial tourism industry expressed their happiness over it.
The long-term indefinite strike in Darjeeling has caused a huge amount of loss in the industrial sector, may it be tourism or something small. Durga Puja will start within 3 days and businessman across Bengal try to harvest this season. Hence traders from Darjeeling have decided to open all their shops from Sunday despite Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Chief Bimal Gurung’s warning.
Darjeeling was being governed by Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) before it went into the indefinite shutdown. As all most every member resigned from GTA West Bengal Government has announced constitution of a panel to oversee the administration of Darjeeling hills. The rebel GJM leader Binay Tamang has been elected as the head.
Darjeeling area which is in limelight since June facing loss in several industries. But the most important thing is getting overlooked is education. The hill area boarding schools have always been famous even in abroad. Since the indefinite shutdown called by Morcha started more than 50 schools over there could not carry their works. The innocent students are getting deprived of their basic fundamental right. To give out a strong message through a peaceful rally, teachers and school owners in Kurseong organ
The demand for different statehood of Gorkhas seems to an unsolved crisis in Bengal. Every time Darjeeling tries to go back to normalcy, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha makes it to crawl back to unrest. On Friday shops and some business, establishments were open in early hours. Even some schools were open in early hours. GJM chief Bimal Gurung already warned to prevent any attempt to lift the bandh. Following that warning, the Gurung supports attacked a school bus and rained stone on police forces, as per local news
The unrest in Darjeeling due to Gorkhaland demand has reached three months keeping the residents in an endless misery. When Binay Tamang decided to stop the indefinite strike for a period, a ray of hope came but unfortunately from the next day again ruckus started there. Hence to look for another solution, another all party meeting has been convened in Siliguri on Tuesday. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached there early morning.
