Gurung writes to CM alleging illegal GTA deals
Bimal Gurung, the former chief executive of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) and current president of Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM)
Bimal Gurung, the former chief executive of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) and current president of Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM)
Gurung has even set a deadline of August 15 (Independence Day) for the national ruling party to make a formal announcement on this issue.
Gurung, Tamang, Edwards put in efforts to drum up support from other leaders and form common Gorkha platform
“India is still a democratic country and people have the freedom to choose the hospital they want to get treated in,” Mr Raju Bista said.
“Prominent leaders like Bimal Gurung and Anit Thapa have always supported the Trinamul. With Mr Binay Tamang and Mr Rohit Sharma joining the party, the TMC will become stronger. The effect will be seen in near future as many BJP leaders from Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar might join the party
"I have thought about it a lot, and people might think I would speak on the issue of Gorkhaland today, but I will not. Every time I speak on it, someone else benefits and comes to power here. It is not the leaders that should benefit, but the people are the ones who should gain."
Gurung, however, said the two leaders would not be seen in one platform in the coming days, but added that "in politics, anything can happen."
Tamang said that he would not divulge anything about the meeting now, and added that he met Gurung as he was the "guardian here." He also said that there had been a misunderstanding earlier due to political differences, but such misunderstanding was no longer there.
While the clash left four persons of both the sides injured, both the factions-one led by Bimal Gurung and the other by Binoy Tamang-pointed fingers at each other.
Amar Singh Rai of the Tamang camp had contested on a TMC ticket during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, while Mr Tamang himself had contested the Darjeeling Assembly by-elections that very year, supported by the TMC.
