GANGTOK, 17 July: A meeting of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s Sikkim unit was conveyed at Majhitar today and had the Sikkim-GJM president, Bhawani Pradhan, explain that the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration pact scheduled to signed on Monday was not a compromise on the statehood demand of Darjeeling.
“The main aim of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha is to achieve statehood. The tripartite agreement scheduled for Monday is not a compromise on the demand for Gorkhaland but is a boost for the plans to achieve it,” Mr. Pradhan contended.
As per the programme initiated by GJM, the meeting also formed an ad hoc committee for its Rangpo-Majhitar-Singtam branch.