PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
22 Oct 2013
Even
as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha is fast losing support to rivals, party
spokesperson Dr. Harka Bahadur Chettri has said the GJM will continue
with its agitation for statehood while maintaining good relations with
the state government.
Chettri, who is presently in Kolkata,
had a telephonic conversation with reporters here, and his comments
hinted of the GJM quietly acquiescing before the state government. “We
should be ready and well prepared before the big fight. The GJM has
taken the decision after considering the welfare of the people as we
could not compete with the state government due to several reasons. A
fight without proper instruments in hand creates problems for the common
people,” said the GJM spokesperson.
According to Chettri, the people should
first be self-sufficient and the agitation can be rejuvenated only then.
He cited incidents when people had to struggle for rations during the
41-day bandh.
But the GJM leader refrained from
commenting about his meeting with All India TMC general secretary Mukul
Roy. He said he would reveal the outcome of the talks after meeting
chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Darjeeling on October 25.
Chettri said, “The hill TMC claims the
GJM has surrendered before the state government, but what have they done
for the people here? They have instead sought the path of easy politics
by falling in line with the state government. It is easy for them to
blame others. Even when we agreed to sign the GTA pact, we left scope
for the statehood agitation and have continuously fought for the cause.”
He added mistakes are bound to happen
and the GJM may have erred, but it is rectifying itself so as not to
repeat the mistakes again.
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