Morcha advised not to conducted 3-tier Panchayat poll without Siliguri
MUKESH SHARMA
Kalimpong, November 23:
“The 3-tier Panchayat
election in the hills should not be conducted without being Siliguri included”,
educationist, PR Pradhan has recommended to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
Pradhan, who has also
held the post of Zilla Panchayat President from 1978-84, today notified that
Siliguri is very much a part of the Darjeeling District. But after the
formation of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC), after the 1986
agitation, Siliguri was amended under the State’s Panchayat Law and further, a
separate Sub Division Council was formed.
Now, the question lies,
will a different law will be implemented in the Darjeeling District, while
3-tier elections are conducted in other Districts under the country’s Panchayat
Law.
However, Pradhan said
that leaving the Siliguri Corporation area, other areas can be included and the
election can be conducted. But, if only the hills are taken then Siliguri
should be separated and the 3 Sub Divisions of the hills should be declared as
Districts, then only can the 3-tier election happen, he told.
He alleged that the
politicians of West Bengal had beforehand planned to form a separate District
by taking few areas of Siliguri and Jalpaiguri. “Many questions arise during
the MP and the State Assembly elections. Then why there is no questions
regarding the Panchayat polls?” questioned Pradhan and added that this clearly
show that some hitches are there and thus, it needs to be stopped before it’s
too late.
It may be mentioned
that historically, Siliguri is a part of Darjeeling. The area used to be some
parts of Sikkim and Bhutan before it was by the Britishers.
If the election is to
be conducted taking Siliguri, then the Siliguri Sub Division Council needs to
be dismissed.
“It has been a great
and a historical mistake by Subash Ghising by leaving Siliguri, due to which at
present the problems are arising”, said Pradhan and advised the Morcha not to
repeat the same.
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