Darjeeling: The Binay Tamang lobby of the Gorkha Janmukti
Morcha on Monday released a statement describing the chain of events
when the Gorkhaland agitation was at its peak in the hills a year ago.
On
August 6 last year, police had raided Bimal Gurung's Patlebas office in
Darjeeling prompting him to go into hiding. Gurung is underground till
date.
The statement titled "We fought a leaderless battle. 6th
August is the day when Gorkhaland was defeated in 2017", was issued by
Satish Pokhrel, vice-president of the Morcha. It reads: "This exact day,
the aspiration of thousands washed off, when the so called brave leader
of Gorkhas, Bimal Gurung, ran for his life making mockery out of the
sacrifices given by the martyrs. He chose his personal well being over
the cause of Gorkhas and absconded when Darjeeling Police raided
Gurung's strong hold in the midst of the agitation last year.
"In
July there were more people on streets than police in hills and that
the forces were on the back foot 'as they didn't want to aggravate the
boiling situation after death of nearly12 people then'."
"That was the time when Bimal Gurung should have come out in the
public and showed his appearance as the agitation was seen to be going
nowhere and the fact of 'no leader on the ground' too could not be
ignored. In this given situation, the role of Binay Tamang has to be
appreciated. Even Maan Ghisingh was seen leading GNLF rallies and Binay
Tamang made an attempt to meet the sitting in for a hunger strike in
Chowrasta."
"There was a desperate attempt by GJM leadership
begging Bimal Gurung to come to out and address the public but all went
for vain as Bimal Gurung was reluctant to come out and he claimed to say
that there would 'be law and order' situation."
The Telegraph
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