Gorkhaland- a day dream!

Dream of Gorkhaland will not come true.Gorkha Janamukti Morcha(GJM) is, in fact, fighting a lost battle It’s known to GJM also. Central govt has seemingly no intention to bifurcate Bengal that once suffered split during Independence.BJP has lent support to Gorkhaland movement only to strengthen their political base at hills. It fielded Jaswant Singh as a candidate in Lok Sabha poll who got overwhelming support from GJM and won the election. But it’s ill luck for GJM, Jaswant Singh was later expelled from BJP. Then came Central govt’s decision to accord statehood to Telangana in Andhra Pradesh in view of sustained pro-Telangana movement and it gave GJM a shot in the arm. Gorkhaland movement gained new momentum. But unfortunately for GJM again, Center’s decision has triggered anti-Telangana movement that has compelled Center to put its decision on hold. Now caught in the cross fire of anti- and pro- Telangana agitations Center’s yet to decide what to do next and is desperately trying to bail out of the present predicament. So it’s dampened the spirit of GJM though they’re carrying on their movement with apparent determination. Neither state nor central govt has negated their demand at one go and carry on negotiations with them perhaps for strategic reasons. Center will unilaterally take no decision as it’s learnt a bitter lesson from Telangana episode. So it’ll leave the matter to other political parties of the state to forge a consensus, which is, in fact, impossible as all parties except BJP have already spelt out their verdict against division of state. So ultimately GJM will have to retreat from their demand for Gorkhaland and settle for something less.