Tag: Gorkhaland issue

Darjeeling: Posters slamming Hill situation surface on Kalimpong walls

Posters at places like Bagdhara and Ongden Road above Mela Ground said the Centre and the state, as well as the Gorkha community as a whole, were not serious about the issue of Gorkhaland.

September 19, 2018

GJM delegation meets Rajnath, presses for tripartite talk

A small delegation of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here and raised the issue of Gorkhaland and the need for a “tripartite dialogue” to resolve the long-pending demands of the Gorkhas. The six-member delegation, led by by GJM leader Swaraj Thapa, held a 30-minute meeting with Rajnath Singh...

September 20, 2017

Constitute enquiry panel on Darjeeling blast: GJM to Rajnath

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to constitute a high level enquiry committee involving the National Investigative Agency under Supreme Court monitoring into the Darjeeling blast. In a “most urgent letter” to Singh, GJM chief Bimal Gurung on Saturday night also requested the minister to expedite talks on the separate...

August 20, 2017