Darjeeling hills took a new turn on Wednesday

The political crisis in the Darjeeling hills took a new turn on Wednesday with the GNLF breaking its alliance with the TMC after having joined hands with agitation spearhead GJM, saying the party has been f!ghting for Gorkhaland since its inception.

Emboldened by the Gorkha National Liberation Front aligning with his party, Gorkha Janamukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung threatened to intensify the movement for a separate Gorkhaland even as the indefinite shutdown in the government and the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration offices entered its third day.

The GNLF, formed by the late firebrand leader Subhash Ghisingh, had led a violent movement for Gorkhaland in the eighties, following which the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council was formed.
Gurung broke away from the GNLF and formed the GJM in 2007 and subsequently emerged as the dominant force in the hills.

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