Tamang's widow to go on indefinite fast

 Bharati Tamang, widow of slain All-India Gorkha League (AIGL) leader Madan Tamang, has threatened to go on an indefinite fast to press for immediate arrest of the 23 Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leaders against whom a court in Kolkata issued a warrant of arrest.

Bharati made the threat on Tuesday, but till this date no action has been initiated after the issuing of <g data-gr-id="14">arrest</g> warrant, AIGL General Secretary Pratap Khati said today.

"No stay order has been issued as yet against the warrant of arrest. So why is the CBI delaying?" he 

wondered and gave the apex probe agency a 24-hr deadline to initiate the arrest.

"The court has directed the execution of the warrant of arrest. We do not know why the CBI is delaying in making the arrest. Since there are no other options with us, I have decided to go on fast <g data-gr-id="17">onto</g> death," <g data-gr-id="16">Khatin</g> quoted Bharati Tamang as saying.  The AIGL has also written to the CBI director and joint director to apprise them about the delay and gave the agency 24-hour time failing which the fast will begin.