Gorkhaland Activist Samuha announces Delhi dharna for Gorkhaland demand

DARJEELING,: To renew their demand for the separate State of Gorkhaland, Gorkhaland Activist Samuha (GAS) is all set to stage a dharna at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi during the upcoming winter session of the Parliament.

“We held a meeting today to discuss our future programs regarding our one-point agenda of Gorkhaland for which our organization has been formed. We decided that during the winter session of the Parliament, probably around the second week of December, we will go to Delhi. We are planning to hold a dharna at Jantar Mantar, which is our initial program,” said GAS member Kishore Pradhan at a press meet here on Wednesday.

GAS, being a non-political body, is calling on all sections of society including political and non-political organizations, and individuals to join the protest in a show of solidarity.

In preparation for the Delhi protest, Pradhan informed that they have formed a six-member committee who will decide on programmes before departing for Delhi to make people aware of their dharna at Jantar Mantar.

“Our team will also go to Delhi before December to make preparations for our program there along with another team to head to places like Assam as the demand of Gorkhaland is of the Gorkhas living all over India. We will also be doing activities like padyatra in Darjeeling before our program at Delhi,” said Pradhan.