Binay Tamang

Binay Tamang (also spelled Binoy, born 28 December 1965) is an Indian Politician and a member of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha political party.

Binay Tamang
President Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) District Darjeeling
Personal details
Born28 December 1965 (1965-12-28) (age 55)
Darjeeling, India
Political partyGorkha Janmukti Morcha

Early life

lived and studied in Darjeeling from the very beginning. As a young boy, he was always inspired by the stories of the great Gorkhas of the nation and dreamt of working for the progress of the Gorkhas. He was especially inspired and influenced by the movement and vision of GNLF and hence, became an active member of GNLF in 1986. This was one act that was to change his life forever and set him on a momentous journey towards the leadership of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.

Career

In 1997, Tamang got higher responsibilities and therefore, he was made the President of Sadar I Constituency in DGHC. From 1999 to early 2007, he dedicated his service to medically deprived patients suffering from cardiac, carcinoma, hemolytic, nephrotic and neurotic ailments.[1]

He was the Media and Management In-Charge of Prashant Tamang Fan Club late in 2006 to 23 September 2007. In the year 2007, a new political party in name of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha was formed and he was the Press and Publicity Secretary till the 10 August 2009. From 11 August 2009 to October 2017, he was made the Asst General Secretary of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.

After the political transition in late 2017, he took over the charge as the President of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. During the 2013 Gorkhaland Movement, several leaders and activists were arrested. Anit Thapa was arrested in July 2013 and Binoy Tamang was arrested on 21 August 2013.[2]

Anit Thapa was in Siliguri Correctional Home (Jail) for 7 months and Binoy Tamang was in Jalpaiguri Central Correctional Home (Jail) for 6 months. When he was in Jalpaiguri Jail, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Party Central heads and the Elected Sabhasads of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration(GTA) unanimously given him the post of Chief Executive, GTA, and that decision was endorsed and approved by Bimal Gurung and it was the month of October 2013.

After designating Binoy Tamang as the Chief Executive of GTA after the short span of just 40 days or so, Bimal Gurung suddenly changed his mind and appointed himself as the Chief Executive of GTA. At the time of oath-taking, we were in jail. For the cause of Gorkhas, he along with his co-leaders and activists, he participated in fast unto death (hunger) strike in front of Dist. Magistrate Office Darjeeling for 9 days in the year 2012.[3] In September 2013 to when l was in Jalpaiguri Central Jail, l went Fast unto Death Hunger Strike for 10 days.[4]

In the year 2017, during Gorkhaland Movement, he has proposed for Fast Unto death hunger strike during GMCC meeting thrice, finally, during 5th meeting of GMCC, he has declared during a press meet in Mirik for Fast Unto Death Hunger Strike, dramatically Sri Bimal Gurung changed his strategy and asked him to drop his stand of hunger strike.[5]

In September 2018, The West Bengal Government appointed the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Binay Tamang as the chairman of a new board of administrators to run the Darjeeling hills.[6]

In 2019, he stepped down as the Chairman of GTA and fought the State Assembly Election as an independent candidate with the support of AITC, but he lost the election.[7] Later in that year, he took the decision to go for a fast unto death hunger strike for the welfare of Tea Gardens workers. He sat for Hunger Strike demanding a 20 percent bonus for Tea Gardens Workers on the day of 6 October 2019 and in the afternoon of 11 October 2019, after the intervention of State Government of West Bengal, Tea Stakeholders were agreed on 20 percent bonus.[8]

When he was a school student, he was the active supporter of Nepali Bhasa Manyata Andolan. The then Prime Minister of India Late Morarji Desai, during his visit to Darjeeling, Binoy Tamang was detained by Darjeeling Sadar Police because he showed him his Black Naughty Boy Shoe (the then PM Morarji Desai deliberately made the statement that the Nepali language is a foreign language and Nepali are foreigners) - Akhil Bharatiya Nepali Bhasa Samity, the Non-Political Organisation led the movement for Nepali Bhasa asked the people of Darjeeling to show the black flag during PM visit in Darjeeling.

During the Nepali Bhasa movement too, he sat for 2 days of hunger Strike at Chowrastha Mall.

See also

References
  1. http://binoytamang.in/about.html
  2. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/east/story/top-gjm-leaders-arrested-normal-life-hit-in-darjeeling-hills-174553-2013-08-22
  3. http://binoytamang.in/about.html
  4. ANI (20 September 2017). "Interim bail for Binay Tamang". Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  5. "Only permanent solution lies in creation of Gorkhaland: Binoy Tamang". Livemint. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. ANI (20 September 2017). "GJM leader Binay Tamang appointed as chairman of new board to run Darjeeling hills". Business Standard India. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  7. ANI (20 September 2017). "West Bengal by-polls: BJP ahead in four seats, AITC in three". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  8. "Gorkha Leader Binay Tamang Ends Hunger Strike, Tea Workers To Get Bonus". NDTV. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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