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GBJM Announces Rally to Press for Tribal Status for Gorkha Communities
✍️ Sikkimexpress
🗓 30 Sep 2026, 01:37 PM
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The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GBJM) has scheduled a public rally to demand that Gorkha communities be granted tribal status, aiming to secure affirmative‑action benefits.
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GBJM) announced that it will organise a rally to press the government for granting tribal status to Gorkha communities across India. The demonstration is intended to highlight the group's long‑standing demand for inclusion under the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category, which would make members eligible for reserved seats in education and public employment.
GBJM officials say the demand stems from what they describe as historical marginalisation of Gorkhas in socio‑economic indicators. They argue that tribal status would address disparities in income, education and access to government schemes that other ST groups currently enjoy.
The rally is slated for the coming weeks, with GBJM planning to mobilise supporters from major Gorkha‑populated districts. Party leaders have urged the community to participate peacefully and have warned that the movement will continue until the government formally acknowledges the request.
While the central government has not yet responded, political analysts note that the demand could reshape reservation politics in the northeastern region, where identity‑based claims frequently influence electoral calculations.
GBJM officials say the demand stems from what they describe as historical marginalisation of Gorkhas in socio‑economic indicators. They argue that tribal status would address disparities in income, education and access to government schemes that other ST groups currently enjoy.
The rally is slated for the coming weeks, with GBJM planning to mobilise supporters from major Gorkha‑populated districts. Party leaders have urged the community to participate peacefully and have warned that the movement will continue until the government formally acknowledges the request.
While the central government has not yet responded, political analysts note that the demand could reshape reservation politics in the northeastern region, where identity‑based claims frequently influence electoral calculations.