“Shyamal report has been insensitive to the long standing, genuine and constitutional aspirations of the Gorkhas”- GTF GTF submits memo to the CM opposing High Power Committee report
MUKESH
SHARMA
KALIMPONG,
June 15:
Protesting against the
report of High Power Committee, the Gorkhaland Task Force (GTF) under the
leadership of its President, Rev Dr Anos Das Pradhan submitted a memorandum to
the Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee through the ADM, Gopal Lama. During the
submission, the GTF President was also accompanied by the Bharatiya Gorkha
Parisangh (BGP) General Secretary, Sukhman Moktan, GTF Coordinator, R Moktan,
Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxist (CPRM) working President, LM Lama, CPRM
Secretary, Taramani Rai and CPRM President Kishor Pradhan, Akhil Bharatiya
Gorkha League (ABGL) Vice President, Lachuman Pradhan and Gorkha Rashtriya
Nirman Morcha (GRNM) President, Dawa Lama.
The
memorandum mentions, “The GTF maintains that the aspirations of the Indian
Gorkhas can only be met by the creation of the separate state of Gorkhaland
that would include the entire district of Darjeeling and the whole region of
Dooars.”
Asserting
that they are dismayed by the recommendation of only 5 mouzas, the memorandum
further notifies that the report has been insensitive to the long standing,
genuine and constitutional aspiration of more than 1 crore Indian Gorkhas who
wish to see the creation of the state of Gorkhaland established covering the
district of Darjeeling and the entire region of Dooars. Lastly, the memorandum
asserts, “The GTF vehemently rejects the report of the committee which makes an
attempt to show Gorkha population in Dooars and Terai as minority and
reiterates its resolve to continue working towards meeting the aspirations of
the Gorkhas for the inclusion of the entire Dooars region with the district of
Darjeeling in the creation of
Gorkhaland.”
R
Moktan further giving an account of the region’s history informed that the book
by AJ Dash named ‘The Bengal District Gazetters’ records that, “The District was part of the dominions of
the Raja of Sikkim. The district was included in the Rajashahi Division until
October 1905 when, as a result of the partition of Bengal, it was transferred
to the Bhagalpur Division. With the re- arrangement of the provinces it was re-
transferred to the Rajashahi Division in March 1912.” As per the
information document titled ‘Gorkhaland Agitation’ published by the West Bengal
Government in the year 1986, it mentions, “Historically,
what is known as the district of Darjeeling today was parts of two kingdoms
during the pre- British period- the kingdoms of Sikkim and Bhutan. Following
wars and treaties signed with these two kingdoms, this territory came under
control of the British Empire in India.”
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