Kalchini, 4th July : Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung today claimed that his party was in touch with the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad on the issue of territory.
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His claim, however, has been rejected as untrue by leaders of the tribal organisation, which has decided to oppose tooth and nail the Morcha demand to bring some pockets of the Dooars under a new set-up for the hills.
Reacting to Gurung’s claim, John Barla, the president of the Terai-Dooars coordination committee of the Parishad, said: “Nobody from the Morcha had contacted us. We are determined in our stand not to allow an inch of land from the Terai or the Dooars to be included in the Morcha’s proposed territory. If need be we will take to the streets,” Barla said.
After addressing about 2,000 people who had gathered at the Kalchini thana grounds, this afternoon, Gurung said: “We are in touch with the Parishad and we also have faith in the high-power committee that the state government will constitute to look into the territorial issue.” He, however, did not elaborate on which leaders of the Parishad his party was in touch with.
His claim, however, has been rejected as untrue by leaders of the tribal organisation, which has decided to oppose tooth and nail the Morcha demand to bring some pockets of the Dooars under a new set-up for the hills.
Reacting to Gurung’s claim, John Barla, the president of the Terai-Dooars coordination committee of the Parishad, said: “Nobody from the Morcha had contacted us. We are determined in our stand not to allow an inch of land from the Terai or the Dooars to be included in the Morcha’s proposed territory. If need be we will take to the streets,” Barla said.
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