GJM expelled senior party members, panchayat pradhan from party

In a surprising incident today, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha expelled one of its senior party members, Chamurchi Gram Panchayat pradhan Punam Biswakarma, on charges of mismanaging funds allotted for the 100 days work project in her area. The party has forwarded a written complaint to Jalpaiguri district magistrate Pritha Sarkar over the matter.
The panchayat board is being run by a coalition comprising the GJM and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. The representatives of both parties will collective select the new pradhan.
When contacted, Biswakarma said the allegations against her are false and she is a victim of a conspiracy.
In the last panchayat election here, the Left Front had clinched eight seats, the GJM seven, the JMM had secured three, while the Congress and TMC had managed five and two seats, respectively. LF and Congress took no move to take over the panchayat and the GJM-JMM combine took the opportunity to set up the board. (EOIC)