Gurung said since June 8 there had been a huge deployment of forces in the hills in order to thwart the movement demanding Gorkhaland.
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung on Tuesday said the shutdown in the hills demanding would continue and that he apprehended a conspiracy by the state government to break the unity of the hill parties.
"There is a conspiracy being hatched to reinstate Sixth Schedule by the state. Some political parties are involved in it. I don't intend to name them but I can tell that people at the hills will ensure that the attempts to foil the movement of Gorkhas will not be successful," Gurung said at a news conference at Patlaybas.
States such as Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura have the Sixth Schedule which gives tribal people legislative and executive powers through an autonomous regional council and an autonomous district council.
GJM rallies in favour of Gorkhaland were organised at several places of Darjeeling, Kurseong, Mirik and Kalimpong. Gurung also expressed his dissatisfaction over the message of talks from the Centre saying, "We will talk but only on the issue of Gorkhaland. We have received a message from the Centre through MP SS Ahluwalia, but there has to be a right agenda. We will fight for Gorkhaland for months, and years if need be. Agitation will gain momentum. There is no question of backing out."
Gurung had written to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh asking for a CBI probe into the death of three GJM workers during a clash with police on June 17. In the letter he said that he has no trust in any investigation by the state government.
Gurung said since June 8 there had been a huge deployment of forces in the hills in order to thwart the movement demanding Gorkhaland.
GJM also demanded that Gorkha National Liberation Front drop its demand for Sixth Schedule and Mann Ghising, son of former GNLF chief Late Subhas Ghishing step down as the vice chairman of North Bengal Board for Development of Sports and Games.
Decoding Sixth Schedule
The Sixth Schedule provides for the creation of autonomous District Councils in certain tribal areas of the North-Eastern states. The Bill seeks to form a District Council for the hill areas of Darjeeling in West Bengal called the Gorkha Hill Council, Darjeeling (GHC).
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