DARJEELING, Sept. 20: Kolkata High Court has issued summons to three GJMM leaders Mr Bimal Gurung, Mr Roshan Giri and Mr Binay Tamang on the basis of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Bangla O Bangla Bhasa Bhachao Committee asking them to appear before court on 30 October.
According to a GJMM party source, angla O Bangla Bhasa Bhachao Committee has levelled against them charges of defying law by formation of the Gorkhaland Personnel (GLP) and implementation of GL plates on vehicles.
They have also been charged for inciting tension by making provocative statements. In the notice they received, Bangla O Bangla Bhasa Bhachao Committee has described these three leaders as “foreigners” who have no right to demand ‘Gorkhaland’. Despite the implementation of GL plates and non-payment of motor-vehicle taxes that began from 7 July, the administration has not taken any action in the Hills.
The Inspector General of Police (North Bengal) Mr KL Tamta on his recent visit to Darjeeling maintained that the administration would not go for confrontation on the issue in the Hills. But action would be taken against vehicles with GL plates in Siliguri.
The Gorkhaland Personnel on the other hand has been viewed as GJMM’s effort to set up a parallel administration.