Bolt from blue: Malda DM Jayaraman laughs at Kumar remark

Malda, Dec. 2: Malda district magistrate G. Kiran Kumar today said his arrest on Saturday in connection with the alleged funds misuse in the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority was like a “bolt from the blue”.

“I had never imagined I would be arrested. I had gone to Siliguri to co-operate with the police. It was around 3.30pm on Saturday that Siliguri police commissioner K. Jayaraman suddenly told me that I was being arrested. Jayaraman said he had no other option but to arrest me because outside the office, the DYFI was demonstrating,” Kumar said.

“At first, I thought the police commissioner was joking. However, around 4pm, I was told that I was being taken to court to be produced as I was being arrested. It was like a bolt from the blue,” Kumar said. “I cannot fathom why I was arrested. I was not trying to run.”

In Calcutta, when Jayaraman, now on compulsory waiting, was asked about the district magistrate’s comment on his arrest, he laughed and refused to say anything.

The officer was at Nabanna to meet senior government officials.

District magistrate Kumar, who was granted bail by the assistant chief judicial magistrate’s court in Siliguri on Sunday, arrived at his residence in Malda around 3.30am last night. He left in a car at 5am for Calcutta with his wife and daughter.

He has proceeded on a 15-day leave and is scheduled to go to Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, from where he hails. Additional district magistrate Nilkamal Biswas has taken charge as the acting district magistrate.

Kumar said he had gone to the Siliguri police commissionerate on Saturday to “cooperate with the investigations” in the SJDA case.

The district magistrate said the past two days had been a harrowing experience for him.

“I would be unable to talk at length. The past two days’ experience has made me ill. I had applied for leave and it has been sanctioned for 15 days. I am going home to Hyderabad. I have not gone home for the past six months,” Kumar said.

Kumar was the SJDA chief executive officer from 2011 to 2013 when funds to the tune of Rs 80 crore were allegedly misused.

The court on Saturday remanded him in four days’ police custody against the police’s plea for a 10-day remand. But on Sunday, the police said he was not required in custody.

The 38-year-old IAS officer said reports that he had misbehaved with investigators were incorrect.

“There have been some media reports that I had challenged the police commissioner. That is totally untrue. I had asked the police officers in a light-hearted manner if my arrest was absolutely necessary. I had asked the police commissioner was it necessary to arrest me just because the DYFI was baying for my blood outside? Was I not co-operating?” Kumar said.

He added: “I had answered every call and visited Siliguri. I had even co-operated with the policemen who came to question me in Malda. The police commissioner did not answer these questions and dispatched me to court in a police vehicle.”

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Rs 2 lakh grant for spouse of disabled - One-time grant by Sikkim govt

Gangtok, Dec. 2: Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling today announced a one-time government grant of Rs 2 lakh to those who marry a physically-challenged person in the state.

Sources in the state social welfare department said the modalities of the scheme are yet to be worked out.

“I today announce a one-time grant of Rs 2 lakh for those who will willingly marry a physically-challenged person. The work on this will commence soon and will be implemented in the state…. The physically challenged persons have an equal right to live a dignified life like other normal people,” Chamling told a workshop on disabilities at the auditorium of Tashi Namgyal Academy here today.

The event today was organised by two NGOs working for disabled people — the National Trust of India and the Spastic Society of Sikkim — a day before the International Day of People with Disability.

Asked about the criteria one had to fulfil to avail himself or herself of the grant, a senior government official said: “The chief minister made the announcement today and the work on finalising the scheme will start soon. It would be too early to comment. The physically-challenged people enjoy other benefits also under different welfare schemes of the state government.”

Draupadi Ghimirey, the founder of Sikkim Viklang Sahitya Samity in Gangtok, said the step would ensure financial security for the people with physical disabilities.

“This is one of the unique steps of the state government to encourage the disabled people. The couple can live a healthy and happy life and can have a secured future,” she said.

The chief minister announced a hike of 25 per cent in the annual government grants given to social organisations, which work for the welfare and betterment of the physically-challenged children.

Chamling also said there would be an increase of 25 per cent in scholarships given to disabled students.

The sources said at present, the government doled out a monthly grant of Rs 700 for each disabled student.

“The state has also decided to build special ramps for disabled people in all government offices and buildings. We have already reserved three per cent of government jobs for the physically challenged people,” said Chamling.

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Tourist dies after falling from hotel window

Darjeeling, Dec. 2: A tourist staying at a Chowrastha hotel fell off a grille-less window of his room while admiring the view last evening and landed on an iron gate with spikes that pierced his head, killing him on the spot.

Sobhan Goswami, a 43-year-old businessman from Bharat Nagar in Siliguri, is suspected to have fallen on the tin roof of a structure before hitting the iron gate on the boundary wall of a plot adjacent to the hotel.

Sobhan arrived here yesterday along with his brother-in-law Susapan Adhikary for a day-long trip.

“We had thought of leaving Darjeeling around 5pm yesterday but then my brother-in-law (Sobhan) decided to stay back for the night,” said Adhikary, also from Siliguri.

The duo checked in at Hotel Chalet in Chowrastha around 1.30pm and the room rent was Rs 700 for a night, hotel sources said.

“In the evening, we took a stroll around Chowrastha and returned to the hotel around 8.30pm. I was in my bed when he (Sobhan) called me to tell me that the view from our room was stunning. I got up from the bed to see the landscape. I had only taken two steps towards the window when I saw him losing balance and he fell off the window,” Adhikary said.

All nine rooms in the hotel have large bay windows without any grille.

The hotel is located on the top floor of a building that has a bookstore on the ground floor. From Chowrastha, two rooms on the first floor of the hotel can be seen.

On the northern side, the hotel has three floors. A two-storeyed structure with a tin roof was attached to the hotel building later.

Sources said Sobhan fell from a height of around 50ft.

A dent on the attached structure’s tin roof below the window suggests that Sobhan fell on it, bounced off and landed on the iron gate with spikes.

Police sources said Sobhan was drunk.

“It seems that the deceased had brandy during the day. We have found a bottle of brandy in the hotel room that was almost empty. According to our initial investigation, his brother-in-law was not drinking,” said a police officer.

The police have seized the bottle and a case of unnatural death has been registered.

“Had there been a grille, nothing would have happened. The hotel needs to put it up for the safety of people,” Adhikary said.

The hotel employees said they would put grilles in the windows immediately. “The hotel, which has been functional since the 1980s, has never reported such an accident,” said an employee.

Only two were occupied yesterday.

“The deceased person was very friendly and it seemed that he enjoyed the band performances at Chowrastha,” he added. Local bands performed at Chowrastha yesterday afternoon on World AIDS Day.

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Now, Bhutia community ups ante for development board

PRADIP LOHAGUN

KALIMPONG

2 Dec 2013

After the Lepcha community of the Darjeeling hills got a development council, the Tamangs and Bhutias have tabled demands for similar setups for safeguarding and developing their respective communities. The recently-formed Bharatiya Bhutia Association, claiming the Bhutias and Lepchas as the original inhabitants of the Darjeeling hills, today submitted an eight-point deputation to Kalimpong SDO Radhika Aiyer under the stewardship of association president Dr. Dhendup Bhutia and secretary Dr. Latshering Bhutia.

The Bhutias’ deputation states the community has remained socially, linguistically and culturally deprived even after 65 years of independence. Community leaders claimed they have met state government officials several times demanding a development board for the community.

They expressed dissatisfaction with the state government for ignoring the Bhutias while creating the LDC for the Lepchas. Speaking to media personnel today, Dhendup Bhutia said, “Lepchas and Bhutias are the original inhabitants of the Darjeeling hills. How can the Bhutias be left out while the Lepchas get their LDC? There are more than 2 lakh Bhutias in Darjeeling and we have met the prime minister and President with our demand. We have already talked with CM Mamata Banerjee and North Bengal Development minister Gautam Deb and are awaiting their response.”

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Brothers commit murder in Kalimpong

KALIMPONG

2 Dec 2013

Sakyong Gram Panchayat resident Nima Temba Bhutia (50) was on Sunday murdered allegedly by Ajay Tamang (23) and Ranjan Tamang (23), residents of the same area, who have claimed Bhutia had eloped with their mother and married her.

The incident took place around 6pm on Sunday evening when Bhutia was returning home. He was critically wounded and died as he was being taken to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital.

The police have said the duo has confessed to Bhutia’s killing. They were today presented before the ACJM court and sentenced to 14 days judicial custody after being booked under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code. The police have recovered the murder weapon, a bamboo stick.

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Lama vows to undertake statehood odyssey if elected

Darjeeling

1 Dec 2013

Noted academician Mahendra P Lama, a consensual candidate from Darjeeling constituency for the 2014 general elections, today kick-started his campaign with the promise of striving towards achieving statehood if the people send him to Parliament.

Without naming any political parties, the former Sikkim University vice-chancellor said the demand for a separate state has not been taken up in earnest even as he vowed to make every possible effort towards fulfilling the more than 100 years old aspiration of the hills if he gets elected MP.

“I don’t want to dwell on the past or on what went wrong. But it is true the demand for statehood has not been taken up in the right way and to the right places. The Darjeeling hills had to suffer prolonged bloodshed and strikes in the name of statehood. Even so, the statehood demand has not cropped up in Parliament except for five to six occasions,” claimed Lama, while addressing the public at the Chowk Bazaar here today.

To pursue his agenda further, the academician formally launched the Darjeeling Dooars United Development Foundation (DDUDF) a week ago which has apolitical bodies and a political support group as its constituents.

According to Lama, a separate state can only be achieved if demand for it is pursued in Parliament through proper channels, and in order to make inroads into the august House, there is need for a member.

He explained, “An MP can go on to become the prime minister; policies and development issues are outlined in Parliament. It was in Parliament where the existing 28 states of the country were formed and one more is on the verge of being created. The ‘Sansad’ is a powerful body and we must place our demand there in the right manner to emerge successful in our endeavour.”

Lama also cautioned DDUDF members against making comments on political parties and their policies and to instead work sincerely towards achieving statehood.

“The DDUDF has not been formed to comment on political parties or to make enemies. We want to move forward for a separate state together,” he said.

Lama’s organisation has a 25-point charter that it aspires to follow to reach its ultimate goal. “The Foundation stands for the people’s thoughts, hopes and beliefs and as such, its objectives are in line with what they desire to realise,” said the academician.

To ensure far-reaching and sustained development of the region, big investors and companies will be wooed to come to the hills and measures taken to make sure central government schemes implemented properly, said the former VC.

“It is not the people who develop a region but ‘sansthas’ (companies),” he told the crowd that had begun to swell up. “Therefore, we must be able to establish institutes of management, technology, medicine and fashion in the hills. We must convince global financial institutions such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank to enter the region and also pave the way for foreign direct investments. Their entry means the presence of technology, job opportunities and a proper future for our children.”

Further, Lama pointed out the need to open the Jelepla Pass in Kalimpong not just for trade and commerce, but for establishing friendly relations with China.

“After Nathu la in Sikkim was opened, our ties with China have become much warmer and the border has become a ‘soft’ one unlike earlier days when either side could not look at the other in the eye. In the same way, if Jelelpa is opened, trade and bilateral relations with China will flourish and this should be noted by the central government,” said Lama, who had earlier headed the Centre for South, Central, Southeast Asia and South West Pacific Studies at the School of International Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Lama, who is also a member of the National Security Advisory Board, dwelled on the benefits of bringing the Darjeeling hills under the North East Council (NEC), a move he alleged was being opposed by the state government. Other topics he touched upon were establishing a tea auction centre for Darjeeling tea, according the popular commodity World Heritage Status and re-introducing the three-tier Panchayat system in the hills.

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Mirik, Naxalbari join movement

DEEP PRADHAN

MIRIK

1 Dec 2013

Under the theme ‘Getting Zero’ to make society free of AIDS, Mirik’s National AIDS Control Society today organised various programmes across several places in Mirik and the Terai region to observe World AIDS Day. Society members distributed leaflets and made public announcements to spread awareness on the disease among locals of the region.

Members of health organisations in Mirik along with ICRC councillor Sanjay Thapa were present at a function organised at the district health centre to observe World AIDS Day.

In Naxalbari also, an awareness rally was organised by Gan Ananya Parishad from the Adivasi sports ground to Rathkhola and again up to the Central Bank in Naxalbari Market. The rally was organised by Parishad chief Tarun Kumar Biswas and members including Sheela Rai, Mausami Das and Farid Ali.

The organisers distributed leaflets and informed about various preventive measures and information on AIDS.

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CCFF observes World AIDS Day in Kalimpong

PRADIP LOHAGUN

KALIMPONG

1 Dec 2013

The Cluny-Glen Family Foundation of Kalimpong today observed World AIDS Day by organising an awareness programme at its centre in 8th Mile. The main attraction of the event was an AIDS awareness skit by CGFF members and Kalimpong College students. Present at the occasion were CGFF Nepal and India head Sister Anna, Gorkha Dukha Niwarak Sammelan president Uday Kumai, secretary RL Trikhatri, Cluny Sisters, students as well as a few AIDS patients. 

Kalimpong’s Cluny sisters have not only taken care of HIV infected patients of the region but also worked commendably in spreading awareness about creating an AIDS free society. The 8th Mile-based CCGF HIV Care and Support Centre is a premier organisation that provides new life to people suffering from AIDS. The organisation was established in 2007 and runs independently. AIDS patients from various places in the hills, Sikkim, the Dooars and even Nepal have found refuge in the centre and are leading their lives under the love and care of the Cluny sisters.

The sisters and guests lit 62 candles in memory of AIDS patients who had lived and died at the centre. AIDS victims are often neglected by society and perceived as threats, and it is only recently that people have started accepting AIDS victims as part of society due to various awareness initiatives by NGOs and other organisations, noted Sister Rachel Chettri.

Around 80 per cent of AIDS cases in the hills spread through unprotected sex, 15 per cent of patients get infected due to use of unsterilised injections, while 5 per cent of cases are passed on from infected mothers to children. Although there is no total cure for this deadly disease, it can be controlled to some extent with standard medication to allow patients to lead normal lives.  

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जीटीए क्षेत्रमा त्रिस्तरीय पञ्चायत चुनाउ गराउने - डा महेन्द्र पी लामा

कालेबुङ, 30 नोभेम्बर (प्रदीप)ः  सांसदको रुपमा निर्वाचित भएको तीनदेखि छः महीनाभित्र सम्विधान संशोधन गराएर जीटीए क्षेत्रमा त्रिस्तरीय पञ्चायत चुनाउ गराउने डा महेन्द्र पी लामाले ठोकुवा गरेका छन।कालेबुङका आफ्ना शुभचिन्तकहरूले आयोजना गरेको एउटा कार्यशालामा भाग लिन आएका तराई डूवर्स युनाइटेड डेभलप्मेण्ट फाउण्डेशनका संस्थापक डा लामाले आज यहाँका मिडीयाकर्मीहरूसँग भएको एउटा कुराकानीमा यस आशयको दावी गरेका हुन। ‘सांसद भएर पुगेपछि हाम्रो पहिलो कार्य नै यही हुनेछ।

पहाडको तीनवटा महकुमाहरूको निम्ति सम्विधान संशोधन गराएर त्रिस्तरीय पञ्चायत चुनौ लागु गराउने छौं। हामी 3देखि 6 महीनाभित्र यो काम गरेर देखाइ दिनेछौं’ डा लामाले भने। लोकसभा चुनाउमा तिनको जीतलाई लिएर शंका जाहेर गर्ने खेमालाई पनि डा लामाले जवाफ फर्काएका छन। कुनै दल र व्यक्ति विशेषको नाम नलिए पनि तिनले आफ्ना विरोधी शक्तिहरूलाई ठूलै चुनौतिको भाषामा प्रतिक्रिया दिएका छन। ‘कसको अनुभव कति छ, त्यो त समयले बताउँछ’, तिनले भने, ‘यो पनि एउटा परीक्षाको कुरा हो’ तिनले आफ्नो संगठन शून्यशत्रु(जिरो इनिमी)-को सिद्धान्तलाई पालन गरेर अघि बढेको बताउँदै मुद्दाको हितको निम्ति आफू कसैसँग शत्रुतापूर्ण सम्बन्ध राखेर अघि बढ्ने पक्षमा नरहेको कुरा दोहोर्‍याएका छन। तिनले आफ्नो यस अडानबारे जोर दिँदै भने, ‘हाम्रो मूल लक्ष्य भनेको छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्द हो। यो मुद्दाप्रति सरोकार राख्ने सबैसँग मैत्रीसम्बन्ध राखरै काम गर्ने हाम्रो सोच छ। अरू दल र संगठनहरू पनि हामीसँग मिलेर काम गरून् भन्ने हाम्रो आग्रह पनि छ’ तिनले छुट्टै राज्यको मुद्दामा संघर्ष गर्ने शक्तिहरूले वृहत सोचकासाथ काम गर्न जरूरी रहेको बताएका छन। नयाँ राज्य बनिँदा लाभ पुग्ने गैरगोर्खा समुदायहरूलाई समेत विश्वासमा लिएर काम गर्नु पर्ने तिनको भनाइ छ। ‘हामी अलग राज्यको निम्ति ठूलो सोच लिएर काम गरिरहेका छौं। किनभने राज्य प्राप्तिको लडाइँ गर्नु कठिन कार्य हो। यसमा सबैको सहयोग र सहभागिताको खाँचो छ’ तिनले भने। तिनले नव गठित फाउण्डेशनले छुट्टै राज्यको दीर्घमियादी संघर्षलाई जारी राखे पनि पहाड र डूवर्सको ढाँचागत विकासको तत्कालिन आवश्यकतालाई पनि महत्व दिएर नै काम गर्ने बताएका छन। ‘छुट्टै राज्य नहुञ्जेल विकासका कुरामा काम गर्ने सोच बनाएका छौं’ डा लामाले भने। डा. लामाअनुसार, फाउन्डेसनले 25 सूत्रिय कार्यक्रम तय गरेर जनसम्पर्क अभियान जारी राखेको छ। जसको प्राथमिकतामा छुट्टै राज्यको मुद्दालाई राखिएको छ। यसबाहेक अलग राज्य नभएसम्म पहाडमा विकास गर्ने संस्थानहरू ल्याउने, चारवटा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सिमानामा हुनसक्ने व्यापार, पहाडलाई उत्तर-पूर्विय परिषदमा अन्तर्भुक्त गर्ने, विश्‍व व्याङ्कहरू ल्याउने, विदेशी निवेशकहरूलाई आकर्षित गर्ने योजनाहरू तयार गरी काम गर्ने दिशामा फाउन्डेसनले सोचेको कुराहरू जनतासमक्ष पुर्‍याउने कार्य युद्धस्तरमा रहेको तिनले बताएका छन। फाउन्डेसनले उठान गरेका मुद्दाहरूप्रति आम मानिसको चासो र सरोकार बढीरहेको घटनाले आफूलाई सन्तोष लागेको तिनको भनाइ छ।

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विकास परिषदको मांग गर्दै अब 'तामाङ' सड़कमा

कालेबुङ 30 नोभेम्बर

तामाङ विकास परिषदको पक्षमा रहेका पहाड़का सम्पूर्ण तामाङहरुले आज कालेबुङमा सदभवना ऱ्याली निकालेका थिए। तामाङ युथ एशोसिएशन कालेबुङ महकुमा समितिको आयोजनामा तामाङ विकास परिषर्दको मांग गर्दै हजारौ तामाङहरुले यहाँको टाउन-हल

परिसरबाट सांस्कृतीक ऱ्याली निकालेका थिए। तामाङ समूदायको प्ररमपरा अनुरुप ‘डम्फू’ बजाउँदै डम्फरेहरुले उक्त ऱ्यालीलाई अगुवाइ गरिरहेका थिए भने ऱ्यालीमा जातीय वेशभुषामा सु-सजित तामाङ युवा-युवतीहरुको उत्साहजनक भिड़ रहेको थियो। उक्त ऱ्यालीलाई एशोसिएशनका केन्द्रीय समिति सचिव सञ्जय मोक्तान, अध्यक्ष विष्णु तामाङ, एशोसिएशनको कालेबुङ महकुमा समितिका सचिव अमित तामाङ, अदिले नेतृत्व गरेका थिए। डम्फूको तालमा सेलो गाँऊदै अघि बढेको उक्त सदभवना ऱ्याल मेन रोड, डम्बरचोक, दशमाइल हुँदै शहर परिक्रमा गरी महकुमा अधिकारी कार्यलय पुगेको थियो। तामाङ विकास परिषद गठनको मांग गर्दै हातमा प्ला-कार्डहरु लिएर हजारौ तामाङहरुले महकुमा अधिकारीको कार्यलय परिसरमा केही समयसम्म धरणा प्रदर्शन पनि गरे। ऱ्याली अनि धरणा प्रदर्शन पछि एउटा सभाको आयोजना गरि एशोसिएशनले दार्जीलिङ, मिरिक, खर्साङ, तकलिङ, सोरेङ, बड़ामंगवा, टिस्टालगायत कालेबुङको विभिन्न क्षेत्रहरुबाट आएका सदस्याहरुलाई सम्बोधन गरे। यहाँको टाउन हलमा सम्पन्न भएको एशोसिएशनको सभालाई प्रतिनिधिहरु कमल घिसिङ अनि अमित मोक्तानले सम्बोधन गरे। उक्त कार्यक्रमको अवधि पत्रकारहरुसंग कुराकानी गर्दै एशोसिएशनका केन्द्रीय समिति सचिव सञ्जय मोक्तानले राज्य प्रमुख ममता ब्यार्न्जीको आशवसन अनुरुप तामाङ विकास परिषद गठन हुने कुराको स्वागत जनाउँदै हर्षउल्लासको साथमा आजको ऱ्याली निकालिएको जनाए। सरकारसंगको सम्पर्कमा रहेर विकास परिषद गठनको निम्ति सरकारको मांग अनुसार दस्तावेजहरुको काम समेत पुरा भइसकेको जनाउँदै सचिव मोक्तानले अब चाड़ैनै तामाङ विकास परिषद गठन हुने दावी गरेका छन्। विकास परिषदलिएर राजनीति भइरहेको घटनाको आलोचना गर्दा तिनले भने ‘तामाङ जातिको भाषा, संसकार, अनि संस्कृती सुरक्षाको निम्ति विकास परिषद गठन हुनु आवश्यक रहेको छ।‘  ‘आफ्नो जातीय सुरक्षाको मांग गर्दा कसरी जात विभाजन हुन्छ’ तिनले प्रश्न पनि गरे। यता,  तामाङ विकास परिषदबारे प्रचार गर्न खर्साङ, दार्जीलिङलगायत विभिन्न स्थानहरुमा सदभवना ऱ्याली निकाल्ने एशोसिएशनको भावी कार्यक्रम रहेको जनाउँदै अध्यक्ष विष्णु तामाङले आगामी वर्षको जनवरी महिनामा राज्यप्रमुखलाई पहाड़ निम्त्याएर भव्य कार्यक्रमको आयोजना गर्ने बताए।

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मुम्बईम सम्पन्न हुने भो 'गोर्खा मेला' अनि ‘बसिबियाँलो’को 125 औ प्रकरण

कालेबुङ 30 नोभेम्बर

प्रतेक महिनाको एक शनिबार पहाड़को जुनै पनि कुनामा सम्पन्न हुने

साहित्यिक कार्यक्रम ‘बसिबियाँलो’ अब चाड़ैनै माया नगरी मुम्बईमा पुग्नेछ। ‘बसिबियाँलो’को 125 औ प्रकरण लिएर मुम्बई जाने दार्जीलिङ जिल्लाको कालेबुङ महकुमा समितिका साहित्यिक, सांस्कृतिक अनि सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताहरुको टोलीले माया नगरीमा गोर्खा मेलाको पनि आयोजना गर्ने आज सह-संयोजक सुदेश खातीले जानकारी दिएका छन्। मुम्बईका गोर्खा महिलाहरुको सामाजिक संस्था ‘सुनखरी नेपाली महिला समाज’का अध्यक्ष इन्दु गजमेर, सहयोगी विकास दूतराज, मनिष छेत्री आदिको सह्योगमा आगमी वर्षाको 11 अनि 12 जनवरीको दिन सम्पन्न हुन गइरहेको बसिबियाँलोको 125 प्रकरण अनि गोर्खा मेलाको निम्ति हाल युद्धस्तरमा तयारी चलिरहेको सह-सचिन खातीले जनाएका छन्।  मुम्बईको थाने जिल्ला अन्तर्गत पूर्व मिरा रोडस्थित स्टेसन रोड़को त्रिवेदी भवनमा सम्पन्न हुने उक्त कार्यक्रममा नाट्यभूषण सीके श्रेष्ठा, शिक्षाविद डा. डिक बी देवान, वरिष्ठ लेखिका सानुमति राई, डा. कविता लामा, भवानी शर्मा, युवाकवि शिवु छेत्री, सुदेश खातीलगायत सङ्गीतकारहरु मधुसूदन लामा, गायक आलोक छेत्री आदि विषेशरुपमा उपस्थित रहने बसिबियाँलो परिवारले जनाएको छ। परिवारको योजना अनुरुप कार्यक्रममा उपस्थित साहित्यकारहरुले आ-आफ्नो कडतीहरु पाठ गर्नेछन्।  उक्त कार्यक्रममा नेपाली बाहेक मराठी, हिन्दी, उर्दू, अँग्रेजी, मैथिली, तेलुगू, बोड़ो अदि भाषाका साहित्यानुरागीहरुले पनि भाग लिन तय भइसकेको बसिबियाँलोले एउटा प्रेस विज्ञ्याप्ती मार्फत जानकारी गराएको छ। कार्यक्रमको अवधि विभिन्न भाषामा प्रकाशित पुस्तकहरुको विमोचन पनि गरिने छ। साहित्यिक कार्यक्रमसंग-संगै मुम्बईमा सम्पन्न हुन् गोर्खा मेलामा नेपाली संस्कृति र साहित्यसंग जड़ित सामग्रीहरुको प्रदर्शनी अनि बिक्री गरिने आयोजक पक्षले जनाएको छ। गोर्खा मेलाको प्रदर्शनीमा नेपाली गुलाफाटा, खानपिनका सामान, सिडी, पुस्तक-पत्रपत्रिका, घरेलु सामग्री, हस्तकला र चित्रकलाका नमुनाहरु, ऐतिहासिक फोटो अदि राखिने छ। मुम्बईमा सम्पन्न हुने उक्त मेला अनि साहित्यिक कार्यक्रमलाई सफल तुल्याउन मुम्बईमा भएका आफ्नतजनहरुलाई सूचित गरिदिने आयोजक पक्षले अनुरोध गरेको छ। साथै मेलामा आफ्नो सामग्रीहरु प्रदर्शन गर्न चहाने लेखक, चित्रकार, फोटो ग्राफर, कलाकार, हस्तशिल्पकारलगायत पहाड़का प्रतिभाशाली व्यक्तिहरुलाई चाड़ैनै आयोजक पक्षसंग सम्पर्क गरिदिने अपिल गरेको छ।

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