Gorkhaland entered day 21 on Wednesday, a media report unveiled that the driving force behind the shutdown, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), is planning to raise a private army the likes of which was used during the 2008 and 2013 agitations in the hills.The report quoted police sources as saying that the consignment was allegedly booked by GJM chief Bimal Gurung, though the order was placed in the name of a businessman who lives in Siliguri. The seizure, carried out by a special team of West Bengal Police, is the second one this month and reinforces the claim that GJM is in the process of organising a private army.
According to the report, investigations had also revealed that Gurung was raising a 200-youths strong group, on the lines of GLP, to take on the security forces in the hills.GJM leadership had recently revealed its plans of reviving the Gorkhaland Personnel (GLP) — its ‘peacekeeping‘ wing.