The speakers expressed their discontent with both the Uttarakhand and Union Governments for treating Gorkhas as second-class citizens. “We are wrongly labelled as migrants from Nepal. We are neither Nepalese nor Pakistanis. We are Indians,” said Harka Bahadur Chettry, GJMM Spokesperson and MLA from Kalimpong.
The demand for Gorkhaland is among the oldest statehood movements in India, first raised in 1907 within the constitutional framework. While earlier phases of the movement remained peaceful, it turned violent between 1984 and 1987 under the Gorkhaland National Liberation Front, resulting in over 1,200 deaths. Since 2007, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has led a nonviolent movement.
For the first time in Dehradun, a seminar titled “Gorkhaland and the Demand for Smaller States” will be held at the Gorkhali Sudhar Sabha on Sunday. According to Ranjan Sharma, Media Coordinator for the Darjeeling Foundation, the event aims to shape public and political opinion, dispel misconceptions, and promote informed discussion through debates, research, and publications. Political figures from Uttarakhand are expected to attend.
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