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GJM activists now demand 'Gorkha Adivasi Pradesh' | Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) activists, who are demanding
a separate state of Gorkhaland, have decided to change the name of the desired state to 'Gorkha Adivasi Pradesh' to include tribals. "The name of desired state
of Gorkhaland would be changed to 'Gorkha Adivasi Pradesh'," said Gorkha Janamukti
Morcha (GJM) Chairman Bimal Gurung. A number of supporters from parts of the state
took part in a rally organized by Gurung as a show of strength in West Bengal's
Darjeeling town. Gurung said that the tribals, who dominated the Dooars and Terai
region, should not feel isolated, adding that the time had come to start a joint
movement. "The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha would hold meetings with the tribals to
gain their confidence," he claimed. "We do not want an interim arrangement, we
want the state. We have called members of the tribal communities and have decided
to change the name of the desired state to Gorkha Adivasi Pradesh and now on we
will organize meeting in Dooars," said Gurung. "The tribal members had asked for
the change in the name of the state and we have decided to do that. We will chalk
out our strategy sitting with the tribal leaders," he added. Darjeeling MP and
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh also participated in the programme.
"We will achieve our aim though peaceful means," said Singh. The initiative came
as the GJM was losing ground with the common people protesting against Gurung
following the murder of All India Gorkha League President Madan Tamang. Earlier,
on April 9, GJM chief Bimal Gurung met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in New
Delhi, who assured him that he would talk to the Government of West Bengal and
Trinamool Congress about the new territory. The GJM had agreed during the fifth
round of tripartite talks in New Delhi to the constitution of Interim Council
by next year prior to the creation of a separate state. Gorkhas, who are ethnic
Nepalese, have been demanding a separate state in Darjeeling hills, to help them
protect their culture and heritage. |
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