Gurung to skip date with the public on October 30
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Chief Bimal Gurung is all set to miss his date with the public on October 30. He will not be making a public appearance on that day.
Gurung
charged
in
multiple
cases
and
also
under
the
Unlawful
Activities
Prevention
Act
(UAPA,)
is
on
the
run.
There
is
an
arrest
warrant
and
a
Look-out
notice
in
his
name.
The
police
have
launched
a
man
hunt
for
him.
Gurung
through
an
audio
clip
from
an
undisclosed
location,
recently
had
stated
that
he
would
make
a
public
appearance
on
October
30.
Gurung's
scheduled
appearance
on
October
30
has
become
the
talk
of
the
town.
Rumor mills have been working overtime stating that Gurung will come out on that day with thousands of supporters. Some went as far as claiming that the Union Government would be providing Central Forces to protect him from the State.
Some even went on to state that that he would make an appearance in Pedong, Kalimpong. Theories were even floated that Gurung would surrender in public on that day so that the police would not be able to annihilate him (to negate the chances of an encounter.)
However
putting
to
rest
all
anticipation,
GJM
General
Secretary
Roshan
Giri
in
a
release
stated
"Our
President
Shri
Bimal
Gurung
has
been
advised
not
to
make
the
proposed
public
appearance
on
October
30
lest
it
gives
the
West
Bengal
Government
an
opportunity
and
excuse
to
jeopardize
the
upcoming
talks.
Respecting
the
advise,
our
President
has
agreed
not
to
make
the
public
appearance
he
had
announced
earlier.
Prospective
dates
for
his
public
appearance
will
be
announced
soon."
Giri
however
did
not
divulge
as
to
who
had
"advised"
Gurung
not
to
make
the
public
appearance.
"We have been informed that the dates for talks with the Central Government will be announced very soon" claimed Giri.
Giri attributed the withdrawal of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) from the Darjeeling a Kalimpong Hills to the Centre's awareness regarding the ground realities "which is why they have pulled back central forces from the region, despite desperate attempts by the West Bengal Government to continue their deployment and presence, in order to keep Gorkhaland supporters living in a state of fear and intimidation," claimed Giri.
Interestingly the Supreme Court on Friday had ordered the withdrawal of 7 companies of CAPF from Darjeeling and Kalimpong out of the 15 companies deployed in the Hills in order to re- eploy them in poll bound Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat in the near future.
"We look forward to putting Gorkhaland demand on track towards reality in the upcoming talks with the Central Government" stated the release.
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