Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/MintKolkata: The district administration of Darjeeling has been quietly playing a cat and mouse game to nab Bimal Gurung, the hardliner who until recently was leading the movement for Gorkhaland from the front. As the police upped the ante, Gurung fled his home in Darjeeling, handing charge of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), the party he founded, to an old confidant Binoy Tamang. Along with two other Gorkha parties, Tamang had last week started a dialogue with the state administration to resolve the impasse. The rift is there for everyone to see but Darjeeling remains shut—proof that Gurung still calls the shots.

Source: Mint September 03, 2017 17:48 UTC