Around twenty five families from Mirik who were the former supporters of the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) today joined the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) in the presence of Hills preponderant political leader, Bimal Gurung.
The Terai convener of the party, Tshering Dahal who recently joined the GJMM from GNLF today handed over the party flags to the newly joined members. One of the member, Ladup Ghising, who switched the party today said: "We joined the GJMM today for solidarity (for the Gorkhaland movement)."
Mr Ladup is known to be one of the former leaders of the GNLF. After the session of handing flags, Mr Gurung said: "I don't object if Hill people hang flags of other regional Hill parties in their houses, but it is disheartening to see the Gorkhas hanging flags of parties like Trinamul Congress or CPIM who are who are opposed to the idea of Gorkhaland."
He further expressed his resentment over the faction of Lepcha community of the Hills accepting the development board~ Mayel Lyang Lepcha Development Board by Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee.
"They fell prey into Mamata Banerjee's trick of divide and rule with the Gorkha Community. They should not have accepted it," Mr Gurung said.
Such a statement from Mr Gurung comes at at time when the party has announced to pledge dharna and public meeting at Delhi with the statehood demand and called for cultural unity in the Hills. Meanwhile, Mr Gurung said he is likely to visit Pashupatinath temple, one of the holiest Hindu shrines in Kathmandu in Nepal on 22 September.
Source: statesman
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| 25 families from GNLF joined GJM in Mirik |
Mr Ladup is known to be one of the former leaders of the GNLF. After the session of handing flags, Mr Gurung said: "I don't object if Hill people hang flags of other regional Hill parties in their houses, but it is disheartening to see the Gorkhas hanging flags of parties like Trinamul Congress or CPIM who are who are opposed to the idea of Gorkhaland."
He further expressed his resentment over the faction of Lepcha community of the Hills accepting the development board~ Mayel Lyang Lepcha Development Board by Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee.
"They fell prey into Mamata Banerjee's trick of divide and rule with the Gorkha Community. They should not have accepted it," Mr Gurung said.
Such a statement from Mr Gurung comes at at time when the party has announced to pledge dharna and public meeting at Delhi with the statehood demand and called for cultural unity in the Hills. Meanwhile, Mr Gurung said he is likely to visit Pashupatinath temple, one of the holiest Hindu shrines in Kathmandu in Nepal on 22 September.
Source: statesman
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