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Gorkhaland Demand Takes Backseat As Factions Fight For Political Supremacy
With the two factions of the GJM one led by Bimal Gurung and the other by his former deputy Binay Tamang fighting for supremacy in the Darjeeling Hills, the imbroglio over Gorkhaland has taken a back seat this election, as key stakeholders pitch for
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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Set To Return To Darjeeling, Says Colleague
Politics in Darjeeling is set to heat up. Fugitive Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, who has consistently demanded a separate state of Gorkhaland, will return to the district on December 6 and hold a rally in the plains in Siliguri town.
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Trinamool Congress, Bimal Gurung's Party Plotted Attack On My Convoy: Dilip Ghosh
A day after his convoy was pelted with stones in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh on Friday alleged that members of the ruling TMC and the Bimal Gurung-led faction of the GJM had hatched a conspiracy to carry out an attack on him.
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Darjeeling Tense After Supporter Of Rival Gorkha Faction Stabbed
In what is being flagged as a resurgence of violence in Darjeeling by supporters of fugitive Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, a young man identified as Chetan Thapa was stabbed in the back on the outskirts of the hill town around 4 pm on Tuesday. He is a supporter of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha faction led by Bimal Gurung's rival Binay Ta...
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"No Chance Of Sharing Platform With Bimal Gurung": Gorkha Group Chief
GJM faction chief Binoy Tamang on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the outcome of his meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, but maintained that any association with "fugitive" Gorkha leader Bimal Gurung was improbable.
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Mamata Banerjee To Meet Gorkha Group Today, Unease Over Leader's Return
A new chapter may open today in the decades-long turmoil over the demand for a separate state in the hills of Darjeeling. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a meeting in Kolkata at 3 pm today with Binay Tamang and Anit Thapa, leaders of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha from Darjeeling.
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After Leader's Return, Gorkha Group Says Mamata Banerjee Called For Talks
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called for talks with the leaders of statehood movement in Darjeeling, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha claimed in a statement today. The talks are meant to ease the unrest in the hills which started after Gorkha leader Bimal Gurung surfaced in Kolkata last month.
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Protests In Darjeeling After Missing Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Resurfaces In Kolkata
Three days after the absconding Darjeeling leader Bimal Gurung, who led a violent agitation for a separate state Gorkhaland, resurfaced in Kolkata, his rivals currently in control of the hill station held protest demonstrations on Sunday and warned that if his return meant a return to violence, people would not let him enter the hills.
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"Is Mamata Banerjee Ceding Gorkhaland?" Congress, BJP Ask On Bimal Gurung's Return
The sudden reappearance of Bimal Gurung and his switching of loyalty from NDA to Trinamool has drawn fire from rivals, especially on the incendiary issue of Gorkhaland statehood.
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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung, Missing For 3 Years, Surfaces In Kolkata
Bimal Gurung -- the leader of the statehood movement for Gorkhas in Bengal's Darjeeling hills and wanted by the state police for the last three years for violence and the murder of a policeman -- surfaced in Kolkata and announced a 360-degree change in political loyalty -- from the BJP to the Trinamool Congress.
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"Never Promised Separate State": Bengal BJP Leader On Gorkhaland Issue
West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh, whose party swept the north Bengal region including Darjeeling seat in the Lok Sabha elections, Sunday said the party has never promised to create a separate Gorkhaland state.
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"All Misunderstandings Over": Mamata Banerjee, Pawan Chamling End Row
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Sikkim counterpart Pawan Kumar Chamling agreed to bury the hatchet on the Darjeeling issue and jointly announced that the two neighbours would work together for peace and development in both states.
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Supreme Court Rejects Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leader Bimal Gurung's Plea Seeking Protection From Arrest
The Supreme Court today dismissed former GJM leader Bimal Gurung's plea seeking protection from arrest in several cases lodged against him in West Bengal and for an independent probe into the alleged killings of Gorkhaland supporters in the state.
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Won't Allow Any Agency To "Eliminate" Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung: Union Minister
Union minister SS Ahluwalia said that he would protect the absconding Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung and not allow any agency to "eliminate" him.
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Bimal Gurung Turns Up In Delhi, Says Ready To Talk With Bengal On Separate State
Bimal Gurung, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader who spearheaded the demand for a separate state in the hills of Darjeeling, surfaced suddenly in Delhi today and declared he was ready for talks with the West Bengal government for a separate state.
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Gorkhaland Demand Takes Backseat As Factions Fight For Political Supremacy
With the two factions of the GJM one led by Bimal Gurung and the other by his former deputy Binay Tamang fighting for supremacy in the Darjeeling Hills, the imbroglio over Gorkhaland has taken a back seat this election, as key stakeholders pitch for
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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Set To Return To Darjeeling, Says Colleague
Politics in Darjeeling is set to heat up. Fugitive Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, who has consistently demanded a separate state of Gorkhaland, will return to the district on December 6 and hold a rally in the plains in Siliguri town.
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Trinamool Congress, Bimal Gurung's Party Plotted Attack On My Convoy: Dilip Ghosh
A day after his convoy was pelted with stones in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh on Friday alleged that members of the ruling TMC and the Bimal Gurung-led faction of the GJM had hatched a conspiracy to carry out an attack on him.
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Darjeeling Tense After Supporter Of Rival Gorkha Faction Stabbed
In what is being flagged as a resurgence of violence in Darjeeling by supporters of fugitive Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, a young man identified as Chetan Thapa was stabbed in the back on the outskirts of the hill town around 4 pm on Tuesday. He is a supporter of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha faction led by Bimal Gurung's rival Binay Ta...
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"No Chance Of Sharing Platform With Bimal Gurung": Gorkha Group Chief
GJM faction chief Binoy Tamang on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the outcome of his meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, but maintained that any association with "fugitive" Gorkha leader Bimal Gurung was improbable.
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Mamata Banerjee To Meet Gorkha Group Today, Unease Over Leader's Return
A new chapter may open today in the decades-long turmoil over the demand for a separate state in the hills of Darjeeling. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a meeting in Kolkata at 3 pm today with Binay Tamang and Anit Thapa, leaders of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha from Darjeeling.
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After Leader's Return, Gorkha Group Says Mamata Banerjee Called For Talks
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called for talks with the leaders of statehood movement in Darjeeling, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha claimed in a statement today. The talks are meant to ease the unrest in the hills which started after Gorkha leader Bimal Gurung surfaced in Kolkata last month.
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Protests In Darjeeling After Missing Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Resurfaces In Kolkata
Three days after the absconding Darjeeling leader Bimal Gurung, who led a violent agitation for a separate state Gorkhaland, resurfaced in Kolkata, his rivals currently in control of the hill station held protest demonstrations on Sunday and warned that if his return meant a return to violence, people would not let him enter the hills.
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"Is Mamata Banerjee Ceding Gorkhaland?" Congress, BJP Ask On Bimal Gurung's Return
The sudden reappearance of Bimal Gurung and his switching of loyalty from NDA to Trinamool has drawn fire from rivals, especially on the incendiary issue of Gorkhaland statehood.
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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung, Missing For 3 Years, Surfaces In Kolkata
Bimal Gurung -- the leader of the statehood movement for Gorkhas in Bengal's Darjeeling hills and wanted by the state police for the last three years for violence and the murder of a policeman -- surfaced in Kolkata and announced a 360-degree change in political loyalty -- from the BJP to the Trinamool Congress.
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"Never Promised Separate State": Bengal BJP Leader On Gorkhaland Issue
West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh, whose party swept the north Bengal region including Darjeeling seat in the Lok Sabha elections, Sunday said the party has never promised to create a separate Gorkhaland state.
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"All Misunderstandings Over": Mamata Banerjee, Pawan Chamling End Row
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Sikkim counterpart Pawan Kumar Chamling agreed to bury the hatchet on the Darjeeling issue and jointly announced that the two neighbours would work together for peace and development in both states.
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Supreme Court Rejects Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leader Bimal Gurung's Plea Seeking Protection From Arrest
The Supreme Court today dismissed former GJM leader Bimal Gurung's plea seeking protection from arrest in several cases lodged against him in West Bengal and for an independent probe into the alleged killings of Gorkhaland supporters in the state.
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Won't Allow Any Agency To "Eliminate" Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung: Union Minister
Union minister SS Ahluwalia said that he would protect the absconding Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung and not allow any agency to "eliminate" him.
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Bimal Gurung Turns Up In Delhi, Says Ready To Talk With Bengal On Separate State
Bimal Gurung, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader who spearheaded the demand for a separate state in the hills of Darjeeling, surfaced suddenly in Delhi today and declared he was ready for talks with the West Bengal government for a separate state.
