Cops march to keep peace - adivasis want ‘biased’ officials removed

An uneasy calm prevailed in the Dooars today even as attempts by pro- and anti-Gorkhaland supporters in Debidanga, one of the focal points of yesterday’s violence, to assemble were foiled by police.

The police continued to patrol the sensitive areas and one company of the SSB was deployed in Debidanga on the outskirts of the town around 8pm. Darjeeling superintendent of police Rahul Srivasta said a close watch was being kept on the situation.

Two persons were killed in the region yesterday when Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters clashed with Adivasis and other Gorkhaland protesters. MORE...

GJMM campaign to rope Adivasi leaders from the country

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has launched a campaign to rope in Adivasi leaders from across the country to convince the tribal community in the Dooars and the Terai of the Gorkhaland demand.

A five-member Morcha delegation comprising party general secretary Roshan Giri, and leaders like Harka Bahadur Chhetri today met Bandi Oraon, a founder member of the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parisad, in Ranchi and extracted support for the Gorkhaland movement.

The delegation that had reached Ranchi yesterday also met Ram Dayal Munda, a former vice-chancellor of Ranchi University, and sought his co-operation for the movement. MORE...