Gorkhaland Statehood

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  Fresh Movement For Gorkhaland Brewing: Ex Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leader

  Pro-Gorkhaland units in the Darjeeling Hills, including the GJM and the Hamro Party, have indicated that a fresh movement will be launched to press for separate statehood ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

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  Development Trumps Gorkhaland Demand In Darjeeling In Upcoming Polls

  The picturesque Darjeeling hills in West Bengal is gearing for a pitched battle between two Gorkhas in the Lok Sabha elections, as development and restoration of democracy top the poll planks, relegating the long-standing demand for a separate Gorkhaland.

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  After Over 3 Decades, 'Gorkhaland' Not To Be A Poll Issue In Darjeeling

  For the first time in about three decades, the demand for separate Gorkhaland state is not a poll issue in the Darjeeling Hills as parties, including the indigenous GJM and GNLF, are stressing on development and restoration of democracy in the region.

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  Gorkhaland Agitation: Gorkha Janamukti Morcha Gives 10 Days To Centre To Intervene

  The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha or GJM has given a ten-day deadline to the Centre to intervene in the Gorkhaland statehood stir as the indefinite shutdown in the hills entered its 47th day today.

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  Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Accused Of Murder, Police File Case

  Nearly a week after violence hit Bengal's popular hill town of Darjeeling, Bimal Gurung - the Gorkha leader spearheading the statehood agitation in Darjeeling - has been accused of murder. The Bengal police filed a case against him and his wife today, setting the stage for further confrontation with the Mamata Banerjee government.

• Bimal Gurung likely to visit Delhi tomorrow to discuss demand for Gorkhaland

  Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung is likely to visit Delhi tomorrow and may meet Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to discuss the statehood issue, Morcha sources said in Darjeeling today.

• Telangana debate: have smaller states worked in India?

  The Telangana announcement has triggered the inevitable. The recent bandh in Darjeeling was an example of how it's reigniting similar demands of separate states from across the country.

• Telangana effect: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha calls indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling

  Hours after the UPA and the Congress Working Committee endorsed statehood for Telangana, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) announced an indefinite strike in the Darjeeling Hills from Saturday to press for its Gorkhaland demand.

• The Telangana effect: demand for Gorkhaland intensifies

  If Telengana is given statehood, so must Gorkhaland. That's the demand of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) that has called a three-day bandh in Darjeeling in West Bengal from Monday to press for its cause. The Morcha is not alone. Activists for a separate state of Vidarbha in Maharashtra have also joined the chorus.

• Telangana fuels demand for Gorkhaland with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's 72-hour bandh in Darjeeling

  As the Centre moves closer to forming the Telangana state, another longstanding movement for separate statehood in the eastern part of India gathers fresh momentum. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha or GJM has called for a 72-hour bandh in northern West Bengal's Darjeeling Hills from today, demanding a new state of Gorkhaland.

• Gorkha Janmukti Morcha to restart movement for separate statehood

  Observing that "time had come for the final battle", the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) said it would restart the movement for a separate Gorkhaland state.

• West Bengal: Call for Kamtapur - small state epidemic?

  The Telangana crisis continues to have a domino effect on the demand for smaller states. Now, it's Gorkhaland Kamtapur and Greater Cooch Behar in Bengal.

• Bandh for Gorkhaland called off on BJP assurance

  The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has called off its bandh from 6 pm today. It had called for a four-day bandh in Darjeeling this morning.

• Gorkhaland: Jaswant's aye, Mamata's nay

  The decision of the Centre to split Andhra Pradesh seems to have opened a Pandora's Box.

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  Gorkhaland fast begins today. What's next?

  Drawing inspiration from how Telangana was won, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha begins a fast-unto-death agitation for statehood today.