Jaswant arrives in Darjeeling to a rousing reception

: Petals were showered on and slogans of support raised for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader and Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat nominee Jaswant Singh who arrived here to a tumultuous welcome from around 2,000 Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) activists Tuesday.

Accompanied by his wife, Jaswant Singh flew in to Bagdogra airport near here and was received by senior GJM leaders, including its secretary Roshan Giri and Asha Gurung.

“Gorkhaland chahinchha, Gorkhaland chahinchha” (We want Gorkhaland, we want Gorkhaland), “BJP Zindabad, Jaswant Zindabad,” shouted the GJM supporters, as the BJP leader was presented a ‘khada’ - the traditional Nepali scarf. MORE...