Central Government Forms Committee to Examine ST Status for 11 Gorkha Communities ,Morcha Chief Bimal Gurung thanks NDA Government
Mukesh Sharma
Kalimpong,3rd April
Morcha President Bimal Gurung has welcomed the
move of Central government which has decided to constitute a committee to
examine the demand for including 11 Gorkha communities into Scheduled Tribe
status.
In a notification issued yesterday dated 2nd April
by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the government has said, "It has been
decided to constitute a committee headed by Shri. Ashok Pai, Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Tribal Affairs to examine and recommend regarding granting of
Scheduled Tribe status to 11 communities, namely - Bhujel, Gurung, Mangar,
Newar, Jogi, Khas, Rai, Sunwar, Thami, Yakhha (Dewan) and Dhimal living in
Sikkim and other Gorkha dominated States and areas. The committe shall consult
Government of Sikkim and all respective states where a significant Gorkha population
resides and suggest as to grant scheduled tribe status with a mechanism to
ensure fairness of reservations for these eleven communities. The committee
will submit its report after recommendations in the matter to the Ministry of
Tribal Affairs within three month. This issues with the approval of the
competent authority" undersigned by Deputy Secretary (C&LM-1)Roopak
Chaudari the ORDER containing no. 12016/6/2001-C&LM-1(PL) has been issued .
Bimal Gurung GTA chief today first thanked the
Central led BJP Government and Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kr Chamling.
He said along with Gorkhaland we were
continuously demand 11 communities to be granted ST Status. He said at a time
when state government is playing a divide and rule policy by giving development
board to different communities the central order is a tight slap to state
policy.
He said Morcha and Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling
efforts have shown color for which We Congratulated all the Gorkha people of
our country.
GTA have send Thanks letter to PM Narendra Modi ,
HM Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram meanwhile GJM have send thank letter to BJP
President Amit Shah.
Gurung have requested all Gorkha people to send
such letter to all mention above.
He said he will soon be meeting Sikkim CM Pawan
Chamling to discuss future move and said we will conquer the demand of
Gorkhaland in BJP Government regime.
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