In a bid to demand a separate state of Gorkhaland and consolidate their demand, Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM), will be staging a dharna at Jantar Mantar, Delhi. However, no fixed date has been declared in this context.
Its not for the first time when GJMM will stage a dharna, however, the party this time has decided upon forwarding their cause in Delhi
itself as last year’s protest in the hills tarnished its economy. The dhrana seems to be a part of the routine attempt of the party in order to move the central government for the creation of a separate state.
Notably, a similar dharna took place a year ago in the month of December, reverberating a similar demand where considerable amount of support from varied parts of the country was attained. As stated by the GJMM party leader and (GTA) Gorkhaland Territorial Administrtion , Bimal Gurung, “I request the members of the party to donate their salary for the upcoming dharna, in addition, he also urged members of varied communities to participate only if they support the cause.” According to sources, it will be a two-day programe and a meeting will be held on the third day.
EOI Reports :
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today passed a resolution for staging dharnas and a meeting in Delhi in November-end to press for the statehood demand. Following the party’s central committee meeting in Darjeeling, GJM general secretary Roshan Giri announced, “The meeting today that was chaired by our party president saw a decision being made to stage dharnas for two days at Jantar Mantar to pressurise the central government into seriously consider our statehood demand. This will be followed by a public meeting the venue for which will be announced at a later date.”
In a public announcement on September 5, GJM president Bimal Gurung had said he was not interested in engaging in politics over petty issues and that the next five years was crucial in achieving a separate state given “our friends” (the BJP) who is at the helm of the country’s affairs. After last year’s new round of agitation, Gurung had also assured there would be no bandhs henceforth in the Darjeeling hills and all statehood-related programmes would be concentrated in Delhi where things happen.
Meantime, Giri said more than 10,000 supporters including GJM unit leaders from the hills as well as from other states will be invited to participate in the agitation.
“We will ask all our unit leaders in other states to attend the dharna and public meeting that is slated for November-end or the first week of December,” he said, adding a decision would be soon taken on how many supporters from each constituency of the three hill sub-divisions would be asked to head to the national capital.
For this purpose, the party leadership has asked the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration sabhasads to contribute their salary of two months. “We do not want to cause inconvenience to our supporters and this is why we have asked GTA members to contribute for the two programme in Delhi,” announced Giri after a marathon meeting.
The GTA Sabha comprises 50 members of whom 45 are elected and five nominated. The GTA chief executive gets a salary (honorarium) of Rs50,000, while his deputy gets Rs45,000. All other elected members receive Rs25,000 as monthly honorarium while executive members get Rs30,000.
This apart, the GTA chairman receives and additional Rs40,000 and his deputy Rs35,000. As for the five nominated members, their monthly honorarium is Rs10,000. The day’s meeting also decided that any central committee leader who abstains from attending three consecutive meetings would be expelled from the party.
“We will first give a show-cause notice to the defaulter and then expel him. This measure is imperative as we want the party to remain disciplined as its leaders bear the responsibility to lead by example,” Giri said. And as part of the strategy to strengthen the party, the Darjeeling town GJM committee was dissolved today.
“We have handed the responsibility to the Darjeeling sub-divisional committee to take care of party activities till a new town committee is formed,” added Giri.
The GJM has also decided to host a grand celebration in Darjeeling sub-division during the party’s seventh foundation day on October 7. Similar programmes, but low-key ones, will be organised in Kalimpong and Kurseong sub-divisions too.
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| GJM supporters at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi last year |
itself as last year’s protest in the hills tarnished its economy. The dhrana seems to be a part of the routine attempt of the party in order to move the central government for the creation of a separate state.
Notably, a similar dharna took place a year ago in the month of December, reverberating a similar demand where considerable amount of support from varied parts of the country was attained. As stated by the GJMM party leader and (GTA) Gorkhaland Territorial Administrtion , Bimal Gurung, “I request the members of the party to donate their salary for the upcoming dharna, in addition, he also urged members of varied communities to participate only if they support the cause.” According to sources, it will be a two-day programe and a meeting will be held on the third day.
EOI Reports :
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today passed a resolution for staging dharnas and a meeting in Delhi in November-end to press for the statehood demand. Following the party’s central committee meeting in Darjeeling, GJM general secretary Roshan Giri announced, “The meeting today that was chaired by our party president saw a decision being made to stage dharnas for two days at Jantar Mantar to pressurise the central government into seriously consider our statehood demand. This will be followed by a public meeting the venue for which will be announced at a later date.”
In a public announcement on September 5, GJM president Bimal Gurung had said he was not interested in engaging in politics over petty issues and that the next five years was crucial in achieving a separate state given “our friends” (the BJP) who is at the helm of the country’s affairs. After last year’s new round of agitation, Gurung had also assured there would be no bandhs henceforth in the Darjeeling hills and all statehood-related programmes would be concentrated in Delhi where things happen.
Meantime, Giri said more than 10,000 supporters including GJM unit leaders from the hills as well as from other states will be invited to participate in the agitation.
“We will ask all our unit leaders in other states to attend the dharna and public meeting that is slated for November-end or the first week of December,” he said, adding a decision would be soon taken on how many supporters from each constituency of the three hill sub-divisions would be asked to head to the national capital.
For this purpose, the party leadership has asked the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration sabhasads to contribute their salary of two months. “We do not want to cause inconvenience to our supporters and this is why we have asked GTA members to contribute for the two programme in Delhi,” announced Giri after a marathon meeting.
The GTA Sabha comprises 50 members of whom 45 are elected and five nominated. The GTA chief executive gets a salary (honorarium) of Rs50,000, while his deputy gets Rs45,000. All other elected members receive Rs25,000 as monthly honorarium while executive members get Rs30,000.
This apart, the GTA chairman receives and additional Rs40,000 and his deputy Rs35,000. As for the five nominated members, their monthly honorarium is Rs10,000. The day’s meeting also decided that any central committee leader who abstains from attending three consecutive meetings would be expelled from the party.
“We will first give a show-cause notice to the defaulter and then expel him. This measure is imperative as we want the party to remain disciplined as its leaders bear the responsibility to lead by example,” Giri said. And as part of the strategy to strengthen the party, the Darjeeling town GJM committee was dissolved today.
“We have handed the responsibility to the Darjeeling sub-divisional committee to take care of party activities till a new town committee is formed,” added Giri.
The GJM has also decided to host a grand celebration in Darjeeling sub-division during the party’s seventh foundation day on October 7. Similar programmes, but low-key ones, will be organised in Kalimpong and Kurseong sub-divisions too.
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