Jaswant Singh reaffirms his support for GorkhalandSeptember 16th, 2009 BAGDOGRA - Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh has said that his support to the creation of a separate Gorkhaland state remains unchanged despite his ouster from the party. Speaking to reporters at the airport, he said that not only he, even his former party BJP is committed to the cause of Gorkhaland.
BJP cannot shun support to Gorkhaland with Jaswant's expulsion: GJMAugust 19th, 2009 SILIGURI - Members of the ethnic Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Wednesday said that the expulsion of their legislator Jaswant Singh from the Bharatiya Janata Party would neither affect their demand for autonomous Gorkhaland and nor could BJP back out from its promise on the issue. Jaswant Singh has been elected to Lok Sabha from Darjeeling parliamentary constituency.
Siliguri Bengalis oppose GorkhalandMay 15th, 2009 SILIGURI - Bangla O Bangla Bhasha Bachao Committee, which is opposing the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland to be carved out of West Bengal, has called for one-day strike in Siliguri. Few vehicles plied on the roads and shops were closed.
Poll panel recommends police case against GJM chief GurungApril 21st, 2009 KOLKATA - A police case was filed Monday on the Election Commission's recommendation against Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung for allegedly threatening non-Nepalese people to vote for the GJM-backed Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Darjeeling candidate Jaswant Singh on April 30. The Communist Party of India (CPI) alleged that Gurung had last month during a speech at Dajreeling Gymkhana grounds, warned non-Nepalese people including Muslims and Tibetans of serious consequences if they did not vote for Jaswant Singh.
Gorkhaland will not solve problems: YechuryApril 21st, 2009 DARJEELING - Formation of a separate state of Gorkhaland will not solve problems faced by people in West Bengal's Darjeeling hills, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury said here Monday. Addressing the maiden election meeting organised by the CPI-M in the hills of north Bengal in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls April 30, Yechury said tripartite talks involving the state and central governments and the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) were the only way to find a solution to the Gorkhaland crisis.
Gorkha National Liberation Front to boycott pollsApril 13th, 2009 SILIGURI - The Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF), an organisation which is demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland to be carved out of West Bengal, announced its boycott of the upcoming national polls. "Neither NDA nor UPA can bring the demand of Gorkhaland true for us.
Gorkha League not to support Jaswant Singh in DarjeelingApril 10th, 2009 DARJEELING - Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL), an outfit run by the Gorkha community in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, Friday said it will not support Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former union minister Jaswant Singh in the Lok Sabha election. Singh is fighting the April-May election from Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency with the support of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) - now the principal political party in the hills.
Jaswant Singh files nomination from DarjeelingApril 9th, 2009 SILIGURI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh on Thursday filed nomination from Darjeeling for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Jaswant Singh was accompanied by Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) president Bimal Gurung, his wife Sheetal Kumari and his secretary Colonel Bhawani Singh.
BJP supporting Gorkhaland only to get votes: CongressApril 8th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Observer for the Congress party for West Bengal lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for nominating party heavyweight Jaswant Singh from Darjeeling with a promise to consider Gorkhaland. Iterating that the Congress wanted greater autonomy for the hill people, All India Congress Committee (AICC) observer for West Bengal K.
Jaswant arrives in Darjeeling to a rousing receptionApril 7th, 2009 SILIGURI - 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.
BJP says it's committed to creating smaller statesApril 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said it was committed to the creation of smaller states, as it justified its support to the demand of a separate Gorkhaland state in West Bengal and Telangana in Andhra Pradesh. Justifying the party's alliance with the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which is demanding a separate state carved out of Darjeeling and nearby areas of West Bengal, BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar said: 'Small states are growing at faster rates.
GJM to support BJP in DarjeelingApril 4th, 2009 SILIGURI - The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) Saturday said it would support Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Jaswant Singh for West Bengal's Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat as the party had promised to consider the Gorkhaland demand in its election manifesto. 'We've decided to support Jaswant Singh in the Lok Sabha polls, as the party has promised to sympathetically consider our demand for a separate Gorkhaland state in its election manifesto,' GJM central committee member Amar Lama told reporters.
Jaswant Singh to contest LS polls from DarjeelingApril 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh will contest from Darjeeling in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The announcement was made by party president Rajnath Singh in New Delhi.
BJP promises Gorkhaland, GJM joins NDAApril 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Holding out the promise of a separate state of Gorkhaland, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday got another ally in the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which is set to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and support BJP candidate Jaswant Singh for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal. Talking to reporters after the release of the party's manifesto here, BJP president Rajnath Singh said the BJP had always stood for smaller states, and had during the NDA rule created Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand.
GJM to support BJP in Darjeeling, Jaswant Singh likely candidateApril 2nd, 2009 SILIGURI - The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), fighting for a separate Gorkhaland state in northern West Bengal, has decided to support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Darjeeling seat and Jaswant Singh is likely to be the BJP candidate, according to a top GJM leader. The decision was arrived at following a meeting between the GJM top brass, including its president Bimal Gurung and secretary Roshan Seth and BJP's senior leader L.K.
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