statesman news service
NAXALBARI/SILIGURI, 14 APRIL: Scores of Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) activists today joined the Congress rally addressed by party general secretary Mr Rahul Gandhi in the hope that the latter would play a positive role in resolving the problem of the Hills in the next round of tripartite talks scheduled to be held in New Delhi after the Assembly election.
Though a section of Congress supporters was not pleased with Mr Gandhi's speech, the GJMM supporters expressed their happiness over his confidence to throw out the CPI(M)-led government from the state.
A senior leader of the GJMM-backed tea plantation workers’ union, Mr Harihar Acharya, said: “We want to bring about a change in West Bengal to restore democracy. After the Sipchu incident, in which three persons were killed in police firing, it has been well-established that there is no democracy in West Bengal. As a result we have decided to join the rally of Mr Gandhi and extend our support to the Congress-Trinamul Congress alliance here.”
“We hope Mr Gandhi would take the initiative to adopt a resolution in the next tripartite meeting related to formation of a regional authority in the Hills after the election and would support to add the Terai and the Dooars to our ultimate goal of Gorkhaland,” he added.
The Congress's youth icon also impressed students and youths from the Hills. A Class VII student from Hatighisa, Ajoy Tamang, who joined the rally waving the GJMM flag, said: “I have come here to welcome Mr Rahul Gandhi and to hear what he says about Gorkhaland.”
A Class XII student, Miss Sangita Lama, and her friends were also impressed by Mr Gandhi’s appeal to bring about a change in the state. “He is a nice man and always supports Aam Admi. We need a change in Bengal,” Miss Lama said.
When the Nepali-speaking people, including the GJMM-backed tea workers’ union leaders, were happy at the end of the rally, a Congress supporter from Siliguri, Mr Utpal Roy Choudhury, said: “Mr Gandhi could have touched upon the issue of Darjeeling in his speech for the Nepali-speaking people when a large number of GJMM supporters came here expecting he would tell something about the Hills.”
No intention to divide Bengal by giving separate state status to Gorkhaland: Mamata
The Trinamul chief and railway minister Miss Mamata Banerjee today said that she had no intention to divide Bengal by giving separate state status to Gorkhaland.
Addressing a rally at Circus Maidan on Savok Road in Siliguri today Miss Banerjee said that she wanted to develop Darjeeling Hills, not divide Bengal .
“I had told the people of Darjeeling that the Hills would remain within the state. We have to develop that area and have planned to set up a centre of excellence,” Miss Banerjee said.
Besides, Terai and Dooars would be developed to convert Siliguri into Switzerland in the “real sense” as the gateway of the northeastern region, she said. She claimed that her proposed railway projects would connect Sikkim and Bhutan.
Miss Banerjee was campaigning for party candidate, Mr Gautam Deb, nominated for the Dabgram-Fulbari Assembly constituency.
Miss Mamata Banerjee said: “The CPI-M is trying to bring back terminated, frustrated and rotten leaders to rescue the sinking boat of the CPI-M. Rotten leaders are always rotten... they would not be able to do anything.”
“We can set up industry. We have already set up several factories on railway land. We did not force people to leave their farm lands for setting up industries. We would set up more factories to generate employment for youths here,” she promised.
Miss Banerjee also promised that if the Trinamul Congress comes to power it would set up a mini secretariat for North Bengal in Siliguri.
The Trinamul chief, who was once the member of NDA, today urged the people not to cast vote in favour of BJP, a party that plays the Hindu card in divide votes to help the CPI-M.
“The CPI-M has imported the BJP to divide the vote bank of the Opposition and the Trinamul Congress,” she said
NAXALBARI/SILIGURI, 14 APRIL: Scores of Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) activists today joined the Congress rally addressed by party general secretary Mr Rahul Gandhi in the hope that the latter would play a positive role in resolving the problem of the Hills in the next round of tripartite talks scheduled to be held in New Delhi after the Assembly election.
Though a section of Congress supporters was not pleased with Mr Gandhi's speech, the GJMM supporters expressed their happiness over his confidence to throw out the CPI(M)-led government from the state.
A senior leader of the GJMM-backed tea plantation workers’ union, Mr Harihar Acharya, said: “We want to bring about a change in West Bengal to restore democracy. After the Sipchu incident, in which three persons were killed in police firing, it has been well-established that there is no democracy in West Bengal. As a result we have decided to join the rally of Mr Gandhi and extend our support to the Congress-Trinamul Congress alliance here.”
“We hope Mr Gandhi would take the initiative to adopt a resolution in the next tripartite meeting related to formation of a regional authority in the Hills after the election and would support to add the Terai and the Dooars to our ultimate goal of Gorkhaland,” he added.
The Congress's youth icon also impressed students and youths from the Hills. A Class VII student from Hatighisa, Ajoy Tamang, who joined the rally waving the GJMM flag, said: “I have come here to welcome Mr Rahul Gandhi and to hear what he says about Gorkhaland.”
A Class XII student, Miss Sangita Lama, and her friends were also impressed by Mr Gandhi’s appeal to bring about a change in the state. “He is a nice man and always supports Aam Admi. We need a change in Bengal,” Miss Lama said.
When the Nepali-speaking people, including the GJMM-backed tea workers’ union leaders, were happy at the end of the rally, a Congress supporter from Siliguri, Mr Utpal Roy Choudhury, said: “Mr Gandhi could have touched upon the issue of Darjeeling in his speech for the Nepali-speaking people when a large number of GJMM supporters came here expecting he would tell something about the Hills.”
No intention to divide Bengal by giving separate state status to Gorkhaland: Mamata
The Trinamul chief and railway minister Miss Mamata Banerjee today said that she had no intention to divide Bengal by giving separate state status to Gorkhaland.
Addressing a rally at Circus Maidan on Savok Road in Siliguri today Miss Banerjee said that she wanted to develop Darjeeling Hills, not divide Bengal .
“I had told the people of Darjeeling that the Hills would remain within the state. We have to develop that area and have planned to set up a centre of excellence,” Miss Banerjee said.
Besides, Terai and Dooars would be developed to convert Siliguri into Switzerland in the “real sense” as the gateway of the northeastern region, she said. She claimed that her proposed railway projects would connect Sikkim and Bhutan.
Miss Banerjee was campaigning for party candidate, Mr Gautam Deb, nominated for the Dabgram-Fulbari Assembly constituency.
Miss Mamata Banerjee said: “The CPI-M is trying to bring back terminated, frustrated and rotten leaders to rescue the sinking boat of the CPI-M. Rotten leaders are always rotten... they would not be able to do anything.”
“We can set up industry. We have already set up several factories on railway land. We did not force people to leave their farm lands for setting up industries. We would set up more factories to generate employment for youths here,” she promised.
Miss Banerjee also promised that if the Trinamul Congress comes to power it would set up a mini secretariat for North Bengal in Siliguri.
The Trinamul chief, who was once the member of NDA, today urged the people not to cast vote in favour of BJP, a party that plays the Hindu card in divide votes to help the CPI-M.
“The CPI-M has imported the BJP to divide the vote bank of the Opposition and the Trinamul Congress,” she said
No comments:
Post a Comment