The
Kalimpong unit of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has decided to hold a
rally in town on Sunday to press for the formation of a Gorkhaland
state.
GJM sub-divisional samiti secretary
Kumar Chamling said, “The Telangana Bill’s passage proves the consent of
the state government is not necessary in remapping the concerned
state’s boundaries. We had been stressing this all the while. The Centre
will have to bifurcate West Bengal without the state government’s
consent as has been done in the case of Telangana.”
He further said the passage of the
Telangana Bill in the Lok Sabha adds weight to the support for the
formation of smaller states in the country. The GJM has kept aside
provisions for scrapping the GTA in the GTA accord and demanding a
state.”(EOIC)