Gorkhaland formation does not need state govt’s consent- Binay Tamang

Kalimpong, February 19: A team of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) will head to Delhi on first week of March to meet the President and the Ministers of the Centre. The GJM Central Committee Assistant Secretary Binay Tamang informing about the same said that only after the re-initiating the agitation, the Central government has shown some interest over the Gorkhaland issue. However, there is no steps from the state government’s side, he said. 

Tamang further exampling Telengana said, “The Telengana state is on the verge of attainment without any consent from its state government, likewise, the Gorkhaland will also be formed” and added that there will be talks with the Centre not with the state government. “The Centre’s approach towards the demand is positive”, he said. 

Pointing to the oppositions he said that in the future they too should come out on the streets agitating. He blamed the oppositions of only alleging the Morcha and doing nothing. “The Gorkhaland is not only the issue of the Morcha and the public. It also engulfs the opposition leaders who just keep passing comments”, stated Tamang.