Tag: Gurung

Hill people have changed their mindset: Tamang

"Hill people have changed their mindset, as the BJP has fooled them, showcasing the Gorkhaland issue as a lollipop in the last three terms. Had the BJP wanted to give them Gorkhaland out of its political will, it could have done it like Jammu and Kashmir where Article 370 has been abrogated. As a result, people have decided to bring in proper development in the Hills by joining hands with the AITC."

December 27, 2021

Morcha leader Tamang resigns from his own party

In the height of the statehood agitation in 2017, Tamang, along with Anit Thapa, took control of the party after Gurung and several senior leaders went into hiding. His party then became to be known as the Binoy Tamang faction of the GJMM.

July 16, 2021

Bimal Gurung slams BJP over PPS tribal status

Addressing a public meeting at the Aaley ground in Mirik in Darjeeling for the first time after he returned from hiding, Gurung iterated that they elected BJP Members of Parliament for a consecutive three terms, but yet the party at the Centre "did nothing" for the Gorkhas.

February 22, 2021

A chastened Gurung

Having made a public appearance in Delhi on Thursday, it might now be less than accurate to describe Bimal Gurung as an absconder. Yet there is no denying that the West Bengal government is on firm ground when it contends, in parallel with the former GJMM chief’s appearance in the Capital, that he is a...

January 15, 2018

Sub-Inspector killed in Darjeeling, hunt on for GJM chief Gurung

A sub-inspector was killed and four policemen were injured today when alleged supporters of GJM chief Bimal Gurung fired at them at a forest area near here where Gurung was suspected to be hiding. Siddhinath Gupta, additional director general of police, said West Bengal police sub-inspector Amitabha Malik was killed and four police personnel were...

October 13, 2017