six-member GJM team that is in Delhi contacted several MPs and apprised them of the Gorkhaland statehood demand, which has gained momentum since the UPA’s nod to the creation of Telangana.
They also tried to meet AICC general secretary Ambika Soni, party sources said.
GJM assistant general secretary Binay Tamang blamed the ruling Trinamool Congress for the death of the party’s trade union leader Saroj Tamang on Friday.
“TMC wants to tarnish GJM’s image in the Darjeeling Hills,” he said.
Tamang’s body had been found on a road, 8 km from Darjeeling town, on Friday.
TMC leader in Darjeeling, Rajen Mukhia, said the party never wanted violence in the hills. “We are peaceful,” he maintained.
Darjeeling Superintendent of Police Kunal Agarwal said one person was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Pokhriabong fire incident in which a police outpost was set on fire and a home guard injured on Thursday, taking the total number of those arrested in the hills to six.
They also tried to meet AICC general secretary Ambika Soni, party sources said.
GJM assistant general secretary Binay Tamang blamed the ruling Trinamool Congress for the death of the party’s trade union leader Saroj Tamang on Friday.
“TMC wants to tarnish GJM’s image in the Darjeeling Hills,” he said.
Tamang’s body had been found on a road, 8 km from Darjeeling town, on Friday.
TMC leader in Darjeeling, Rajen Mukhia, said the party never wanted violence in the hills. “We are peaceful,” he maintained.
Darjeeling Superintendent of Police Kunal Agarwal said one person was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Pokhriabong fire incident in which a police outpost was set on fire and a home guard injured on Thursday, taking the total number of those arrested in the hills to six.
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