Gorkhaland agitation has failed twice; people should opt for UT- Hill Congress.
The five-member team of
the Hill Congress headed by its President KB Chettri met the Union Home Minister
Sushil Kumar Shinde and other Ministers of States before Dusshera concerning
the issues of the Hills.
The Darjeeling District
Hill Congress General Secretary Shanti Kumar Sharma talking to the media today said
that the team talked about the endowment for Union Territory (UT), which has been
the inseparable demand of the party from long back. The team also demanded the
reservation policies and the increase of the governmental representatives in
the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA).
The demand for the
increse of the panchayats has also been made he informed a. The Union Minister
has specified affirmative assurances on the demands placed by the party said
Sharma.
The Hill Congress during
the time of Indira Gandhi had asked for the same which was blown away by the tornado
of the Gorkhaland agitation. The party has renewed its demand concerninng the
same now as tice the Gorkhaland agitation has ended unsucessful.
Sharma said that they
do not have mass support in the Hills but will be soon conducting awareness
programme on the same.
General Secretary Dilip
Pradhan said that the people of the Hills always wanted to secede away from the
West Bengal, which can only be possible through Gorkhaland or UT. The people
has agitated twice for Gorkhaland and failed, time has come they should strive
for the UT he added.
The team also met the
veteran congress leaders, which included Shakil Ahmed, RC Kuntiya, Birendra
Kataria, MP AH Khan and expressed their woes.
The five member team
had President Chettri accompanied by Vice President PB Ghatani, Treasurer
Surendra Parekh, Secretary Shanti Kumar Sharma and Dilip Pradhan.
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