Vehemently opposing the withdrawal of the ongoing shutdown for 12 days in the north Bengal hills, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung has accused some of his party leaders of joining hands with the West Bengal government and conspiring to foil their agitation for a separate state of Gorkhaland.
Terming such leaders as 'traitors', he appealed to the locals to further intensify the agitation from Friday so that the announcement of GJM's chief coordinator Binay Tamang to call off the shutdown from September 1-12 did not become successful.
For the last three months we have been fighting for the prestige of our community. But I got the signal for the last few days that some of our leaders have joined hands with the Bengal government to fail our long standing movement for Gorkhaland. We appeal to the Gorkha people to strongly oppose Binay Tamang’s announcement to call off the strike.Bimal Gurung, Leader, GJM
Gurung claimed that he has information and proper evidence of some of his party leaders' involvement in the conspiracy with the Bengal government to foil the Gorkhaland movement.
GJM Joint Secretary Binay Tamang on Thursday announced the indefinite shutdown in the Darjeeling hills will be withdrawn from September 1 to September 12 till the second round of all party meeting with the state government is conducted and then decide about reinstating the shutdown depending on the meeting's outcome.
Following party chief Gurung's announcement that the "Bandh (shutdown) has not been withdrawn" the GJM activists and supporters took out processions and torch rallies at several parts in the hills in support of the ongoing shutdown.
(With Inputs from IANS)
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