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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
Indian political party
Political party in India
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) is a registered unrecognized political party,[2] that campaigns for the creation of a separate state Gorkhaland within India, out of districts in the north of West Bengal. The party was launched on 7 October 2007.[3] The faction led by Binay Tamang, which was created out of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in 2017, merged into Gurung's GJM in 2021 after Tamang's resignation, following which he joined Trinamool Congress.[4]
History
Bimal Gurung, a former GNLF councillor of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, fell out with Subhash Ghisingh for "opposing the Sixth Schedule status for the hills and for his speeches against Subhash Ghisingh, the party president".[5][6] Gurung, who was considered one of the most powerful leaders of the hills, stated to oppose the Sixth Schedule bill even though it had received Cabinet approval in the Indian Parliament.[6] He founded GJM on 7 October 2007.[3] The aims an
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Bimal Gurung
Indian politician
Bimal Gurung is an Indian politician and one of the founders and the president of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), a political party demanding the formation of a separate state of Gorkhaland within India. He is the 1st chief executive member of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, which is a semi-autonomous body that governs the hilly areas or Darjeeling District Kalimpong District and the partial terai region in the state of West Bengal.
Gurung had been in hiding in 2017 till 2020 for fear of being arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after he and his aides were allegedly held accountable for breach of peace in the Darjeeling hills.[1][2][3]
In October 2020, Gurung and GJM quit National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and allied with All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) before the upcoming 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election prior to reappearing from his hideout in 2017.
DGHC
Bimal Gurung was formerly a Gorkha Volunteers Corps member who fought for the creation of a Gorkhal
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Explained: Who is Bimal Gurung? Why is he in the news? What is the Gorkhaland issue?
Bimal Gurung is one of the founders of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM). He was the chairperson of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration that governs the hilly areas - Darjeeling district and terai - in West Bengal.
GJM has been demanding the formation of a separate state of Gorkhaland within India.
Why is Gurung in the news?
Gurung had made a dramatic reappearance in Kolkata on October 21. Last week, Gurung and his GJM quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and allied with Trinamool Congress before the upcoming 2021 assembly election. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won seven seats in north Bengal in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The recent development might upset calculations of the poll pundits ahead of the elections.
Darjeeling hills have witnessed rallies by Gurung supporters and detractors welco
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