Although GJM General Secretary Roshan Giri refused to divulge details of the closed-door meeting held here, party sources said the leadership extensively discussed next year's panchayat elections with party leaders from the Terai and Dooars
"The panchayat elections were extensively discussed and it was felt that the organisational base in the plains has to be strengthened," the sources said.
The GJM leadership, especially in the Dooars, is in disarray after the president of its Dooars committee, Padam Lama, along with other office-bearers resigned from the party a few months ago.
"It has been decided that instead of one committee for the Dooars, the party will form three committees, one for eastern, the others for middle and western Dooars. It was felt that since Dooars stretches for more than 100 km, a single committee was finding it hard to function properly," the sources said.
The GJM has also decided to start making submissions soon after Diwali before a fact-verification committee, formed to look into grievances against the Justice Sen committee's recommendations.
The Sen Committee had recommended the inclusion of only five of the 397 mouzas demanded by the Morcha for inclusion in the GTA.
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The decision to renew its demand for inclusion of the plains areas was also taken during the meeting.
Giri, however, said, "There is nothing to tell the press as it was an organisational meeting."
The GJM president has also decided to visit the Dooars and Terai for three days in December.