Gorkha Rashtriya Congress (GRC) is a political party spearheading the unification of
Darjeeling
Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal, ...
and
Dooars
The Dooars or Duars ( as, দুৱাৰ, duar, rkt, দুৱাৰ, duar, bn, দুয়ার, duyar) () are the alluvial floodplains in eastern-northeastern India that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the ...
with
Sikkim
Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...
.
D.K. Bomzan was the founding president of this party. After his death on 7 October 2010, Nima Lama became the new president.
In September 2010, GRC filed an
RTI with the Sikkim government regarding the ownership of the territory under Darjeeling district. A seminar "Sikkim-Darjeeling Merger" was jointly organized by GRC and
Sikkim Janashakti Party at
Darjeeling
Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal, ...
in September 2010, which was attended by
All India Gorkha League
Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League ( ABGL) (also called All India Gorkha League (AIGL/IGL)) is a political party working amongst the Nepali-speaking Gorkha population in Darjeeling District and Kalimpong District of West Bengal, India. The party was ...
and Matri Bhumi Surakhsa Sangathan.
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References
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Political parties in West Bengal
Politics of Darjeeling district
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