KURSEONG
7 Oct 2013
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal
Gurung today addressed party supporters at the Kurseong motor stand on
the occasion of the GJM’s seventh foundation day. He announced the GJM
has decided to abandon the idea of violence and pursue talks instead.
According to Gurung, the tripartite
talks on October 23 will be fruitful. He said all the party affiliates
have been stressing to launch an agitation in Delhi and the party would
comply by leading lakhs of supporters to the national capital.
Commenting on TMC leader Gautam Deb’s
assurance of making casual workers permanent, the GJM chief wondered how
that would be done given the fact the workers are under the
jurisdiction of the GTA. He noted, “Soon after the formation of the GJM,
the interests of casual workers were given priority and we succeeded in
raising their salaries by quite an extent.”
Gurung also urged government employees
to stop worrying about their salaries that have been stalled following
the month-long bandh. He said if the state government does not pay them,
the employees would be paid from the GTA’s fund.
Further, the Morcha president accused
Gautam Deb and hill TMC leaders such as Nanita Gautam and Binny Sharma
of conspiring to form a committee for operating the GTA. “I resigned
from the GTA but all the others are still with it. All the MLAs, GTA
members and councilors still belong to us,” he asserted. Gurung also
slammed former party members who have joined the TMC of being
opportunistic and self-centered.
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