Gorkhaland Task Force claims it is not engaged in underground military training

CHALLENGES GJM CHIEF TO PROVE HIS STATEMENT.
GANGTOK, 06 Feb: The Gorkhaland Task Force has vehemently refuted and strongly condemned the statement of the GJM president  that the Gorkhaland Task Force is engaged in underground military training to create violence in the hills and to target the GJM leadership.
In a press release issued today by Munish Tamang, General Secretary, GTA the organization has clarified that it is an alliance of well-known political and social organisations as well as prominent individuals who are committed to the creation of Gorkhaland. It includes the oldest political party of the hills as well as the district units of national parties such as the Congress and the BJP.  All organisations that are part of the Task Force have a long, unblemished track record of dedicated service to the Gorkha Society. No partner in the GTF is on any record for involvement in random violence.
The release states that the allegations of Shri Bimal Gurung is all the more laughable since most concerned quarters, including government authorities, are aware which party or organization is capable of sparking violence in the hills.  In fact his naming of CPRM General Secretary RB Rai and GTF Coordinator R Moktan in his statement is, in itself, implicit of a political threat, claims the release of GTA.
The release goes on to say that the unfounded statement of the GJM only proves that the politics of the GJM party is based on lies and deceptions. The GJM, it states, is now bereft of ideas and meaningful issues and is thus trying to divert public attention from its visible failures on all fronts.
The Gorkhaland Task Force has challenged Shri Bimal Gurung to come out with concrete evidence to back his claims about the GTF receiving illegal underground training or else withdraw his statement and desist from making statements that vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in the hills.
The GTF release also expresses that it was ridiculous of the GJM president to plead that it was not he but the general secretary who signed the GTA Agreement and was, therefore, free to lead the movement for a separate state. The GJM General Secretary signed the agreement on behalf of the Party and with the full consent of the President. If indeed, as the statement of the party president suggests, the General Secretary signed against the wishes of the party and the president, then the GJM should expel Shri Roshan Giri from the party, make an unequivocal statement for Gorkhaland and join the Gorkhaland Task Force to unitedly fight for the creation of a separate state for India’s Gorkhas, states the release.