Storm forces Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha to postpone agitation DARJEELING: A nightlong storm and heavy rainfall forced Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJM) to postpone their street agitation till Thursday. The Morcha tried to mobilize supporters for a rally in Kalimpong but failed to gather enough marchers. Then came the announcement of the break in the street protests. Significantly, however, the Morcha announced that they will “lead the movement” that was earlier called by the newly formed Gorkhaland Joint Action Committee (GJAC). “The movement under the new committee is creating confusion among the people. So the people should know that GJM is leading the movement,” said Morcha assistant secretary Raju Pradhan, who is also the GJAC coordinator. Sources said this is a Morcha bid to show its strength. The Morcha is concerned that GTF, an apolitical Gorkha organization and GJAC member, is planning to go Delhi to separately lobby for Gorkhaland. The Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League – which pulled out of the GJAC and dealt a blow to the Morcha – is a part of GTF.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 03:49:44 +0000