Gana Protirodh Mancha, the state unit of the Revolutionary Democratic Front today held the state government responsible for the ongoing political tension between the Darjeeling hills and the plains of north Bengal.
The GPM state secretary Mr Raja Sarkhel said that the CPI-M was behind the formation of the Jagaron Mancha, which is opposed to the creation of Gorkhaland. “We support the GJMM's Gorkhaland demand as the people of hills have a separate culture,” the GPM official said.
The GPM secretary also that he was in Darjeeling recently to extend his party's support to the GJMM. “We met GJMM president Mr Bimal Gurung and secretary Mr Roshan Giri and they assured us to continue their non-violent movement in Hills up to 2010,” he said.
Mr Sarkhel added that as his organisation believed in the Maoist brand of politics, “they were not averse to armed struggle to achieve their demand.”
In addition to the Gorkhaland demand, the organisation also expressed support towards the KPP’s and the Greater Cooch Behar Democratic Party's demand for the formation of a Kamtapur state. “We support the theory of self-rule,” added Mr Sarkhel.
The party is keen to form a unit in Jalpaiguri and expand its base in north Bengal. “We have talked to the supporters of Mr Chattre Subba, jailed for his alleged involvement in the assassination attempt on GNLF chief Mr Subash Ghisingh and the Bandi Mukti Committee in Jalpaiguri regarding the release of Mr Subba and KLO activists from the Jalpaiguri jail,” said the GPM leadership.
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