Gangtok
24 Aug 2013
The
Sikkim Gorkha Prajatantrik party today convened a press conference to
express its views on the ongoing agitation for statehood in the
Darjeeling hills.
SGP president KB Rai said, “The
Gorkhaland agitation is in need of a political guardian who can act as a
bridge between the centre and the hills. Since Sikkim is historically
attached with the Darjeeling hills and where the Gorkha population is in
the majority, leaders here should come forward and openly declare
support to the movement.”
He added several people in Sikkim are in favour of the formation of a separate state of Gorkhaland.
Commenting on the resolution passed
earlier by the Sikkim Legislative Assembly on the Gorkhaland issue, Rai
said, “Most of the general public is unaware of the resolution passed by
the government. The government should depute representatives to put
forward the issue in the Lok Sabha.”
He further urged the state government to
follow the footsteps of MP Dil Kumari Bhandari who had garnered the
support of several MPs from various states in her demand for
constitutional recognition to the Nepali language.
The SGP chief also commented on the
recent arrests of GJM leaders from Sikkim, saying they were here for
some respite after the hectic agitation, but were picked up at night. He
said the arrests could have been made during the day, but the
administration refrained from doing so.
“If the present government in Sikkim
fails to support the demand for Gorkhaland, the residents of Sikkim
should think of changing the government,” added Rai.
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