Cracks surface in Gorkhaland movement due to GJM factionalism

Development follows West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's meeting with GJM, GNLF, JAP leaders

The Gorkhaland movement, which gathered steam after all the major hill parties united for the cause, seems to be ebbing now. In a major development, factionalism within the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) — the largest party in Darjeeling — seems to be weakening the call for a separate statehood, according to the hill leaders.

A faction led by GJM Convenor Binay Tamang has called off the indefinite shutdown. Soon after this, Roshan Giri, the party's general secretary, clarified that the GJM has not called for lifting the shutdown.

The development follows after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met leaders from the