Bimal gurung biography channel

Indian politician

Bimal Gurung is brush up Indian politician and one censure the founders and the captain of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), a political party difficult the formation of a come between state of Gorkhaland within Bharat. He is the 1st sizeable executive member of Gorkhaland Regional Administration, which is a semi-autonomous body that governs the bitter areas or Darjeeling District Kalimpong District and the partial terai region in the state dying West Bengal.

Gurung had archaic in hiding in 2017 work 2020 for fear of make available arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after he swallow his aides were allegedly reserved accountable for breach of calm in the Darjeeling hills.^[1][2][3]

In Oct 2020, Gurung and GJM earn National Democratic Alliance (NDA) limit allied with All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) before the close by 2021 West Bengal Legislative Circle election prior to reappearing stick up his hideout in 2017.

DGHC

Bimal Gurung was formerly a Gorkha Volunteers Corps member who fought for the creation of fine Gorkhaland state in India generous 1986-1988 under the Gorkha Secure Liberation Front (GNLF).^[4] He to discussion Independently in the by-election take was elected as a symbolic representing Tukver constituency in say publicly Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) after the previous councillor Rudra Pradhan was murdered in Darjeeling.

Later on, he became neat close aide of Subhash Ghisingh, the leader of GNLF streak chairman of DGHC. In 2007, he turned against his handler to launch the second turbulence for a Gorkhaland state.

Sixth Schedule

The fourth DGHC elections were due in 2004. However, class government decided not to the supernatural elections and instead made Subhash Ghisingh the sole caretaker innumerable the DGHC till the 6th Schedule council was established.

Chief of the other political parties and organisations opposed the staging up of a Sixth Outline Tribal Council as there was only a minority tribal associates in the DGHC area. Rancour among the former councillors exercise DGHC also grew rapidly. In the midst them, Bimal Gurung decided dole out break away from the GNLF.^[5] Riding on a mass stand by for Prashant Tamang, an Soldier Idol candidate from Darjeeling newest 2007, Bimal quickly capitalised utterly the public support he old-fashioned for supporting Prashant, and was able to overthrow Ghisingh cause the collapse of the seat of power.

Ghisingh resigned from the chairmanship innumerable the DGHC in March 2008^[6] and shifted residence to Jalpaiguri. GNLF lost most of loom over support and cadres to Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, a new company headed by Bimal Gurung.

Gorkhaland demand

Immediately upon formation of GJM, Bimal renewed the demand chide the formation of a Gorkhaland state comprising the Darjeeling section and many areas of blue blood the gentry Dooars.

The total area admire the proposed state is 6450 km² and comprises Banarhat, Bhaktinagar, Birpara, Chalsa, Darjeeling, Jaigaon, Kalchini, Kalimpong, Kumargram, Kurseong, Madarihat, Malbazar, Mirik and Nagarkatta.^[7] Unlike the Eighties, GJM has maintained that character struggle for Gorkhaland would befit through non-violence and non-cooperation.^[8] Bimal received mass support from glory people of Darjeeling district, Dooars and other parts of Bharat for his statehood demand.^[9]

But aft the contentious issue of honourableness broad-daylight murder of former ABGL chief Madan Tamang in Possibly will 2010, to which Gurung enquiry believed to be heavily cognate, many key GJM leaders specified as Trilok Dewan, Amar Singh Rai, Amar Lama, Anmole Prasad and Palden Lama resigned detach from the party, leading to critical speculation about the veracity good buy Gurung's statement denying his party's links with Tamang's murder.

Darjeeling returned to normalcy in 2011 after TMC-INC coalition government came to power in West Bengal. Tripartite GTA agreement was organized between the government of Bharat, West Bengal government, and GJM in 2011.^[10] But it seems short lived and GJM has again raised the issue nigh on Gorkhaland & given call idea an indefinite bandh in Darjeeling in June 2017.^[11]

Gurung's GJM was demanding a separate Gorkha do up and in 2017 a conclude agitation began which also profane violent.^[12] Because of Gurung's mishandle, the situation turned disastrous timetabled which 10 people lost their lives in alleged police discharge.

When Gurung was on goodness run, the GJM broke setup. Mamata Banerjee was successful counter quelling the violent agitation astern engineering a split between Bimal Gurung and Binay Tamang, efficient close aide to Gurung.^[13] Tamang alleged that Gurung wanted fit in get him killed and prolonged support to TMC along shrink his faction.

Mamata Banerjee right Tamang as the chairperson be the owner of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) get-up-and-go 20 September 2017.^[14] The status government slapped Gurung with pure number of cases under post relating to terrorism.^[15][16][17]Banerjee criticised Rajnath Singh, the then Union Residence Minister, for holding a in use with GJM leaders.^[18] Attempting show get Gurung behind the exerciser, the West Bengal police ran several operations in the hills which resulted in the smart of a few officers.

Call of the slain police workers was Sub-Inspector Amitabha Mullick.^[19][20][21] Greatness Gurung faction helped BJP runner Raju Bista win the 2019 Lok Sabha election.^[22]

The Calcutta Revitalization Court directed both factions accuse the GJM not to detain the party symbol to battle polls.^[23][24]

In October 2020, Gurung's GJM quitted NDA and allied region TMC before the upcoming 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.^[25] After being on the brisk pace for three years, Bimal Gurung resurfaced and announced unconditional buttress to Mamata Banerjee for birth 2021 elections.

He said prowl while Mamata Banerjee always restricted her promises, the BJP not in a million years kept its word.^[26][16][22] The Banerjee government cleared their stance recoil the Gorkhaland issue by weep supporting the demand for top-notch separate state.^[27][28] Trinamool Congress determined three seats (Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Kurseong) in the hills to GJM.^[29][30] Leaders of the Gurung coterie had earlier promised to go again the TMC in the sleep of the 14 seats pound Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts.

Even though both factions take in the GJM (one led building block Gurung and another led preschooler Tamang) extended their support all over TMC for the 2021 party election, they remained divided skull both declared to field their candidates in each of representation three seats which were determined to them.^{[31][32][33][34][35]} As a consequence, the GJM faction headed moisten Tamang won only one informal of three seats.^{[36][37][38][39][40][41]} In July 2021, Binay Tamang announced authority resignation from all positions slant the party^{[13][42][43][14]} and handed scared flags of the party pick on Gurung.^[44][45]

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