Press Release On High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) By Sikkim RTI Forum

THE TRUTH OF HSRP

It has been revealed in reply furnished by Department of Transport upon the RTI application filed by our Forum member related with High Security Registration Plate that

1) NIT for HSRP were published in only one paper that too in Economic Times of India published from Kolkata. Transport department did not advertise NIT in any local paper there by blocking the local contractor/candidates/companies from taking part in the Bid.
2) Only two companies took part in the Bid, and the norms in Sikkim is such that ,that at least 3 qualified bidders should be there to complete a open bidding process. If minimum number of bidders did not turned up then NIT called, is liable for cancellation.
3) As Govt. did not set bar for maximum rate to be quoted, the two participating companies quoted their rate very high:

(Companies and rate quoted for Sikkim)
Company

4 Wheeler

3 Wheeler

2 Wheeler
Tonnjes EST pvt.ltd
New Delhi

Rs. 2043

Rs. 1153

Rs. 827
SHIMNIT UTSCH

Rs. 2289

Rs. 1286

Rs. 919

4)Now compare the rate quoted by different companies in West Begal (including SHIMNIT UTSCH) which was a bidder in Sikkim as well:

(Companies and rates quoted for West Bengal)
Company

4 Wheeler

2 Wheeler
Paceman Calcuta

Rs 496

Rs 324
Celeix Tech

Rs. 619

Rs. 281
Subha Tech

Rs. 611

Rs. 288
Hind Agro Delhi

Rs.750

Rs. 293
SHIMNIT UTSCH

Rs.1350

Rs. 619

5) In agreement it is mentioned that Govt. gets 5% royalty from the sale of HSRP from the Company, excluding taxes.

By seeing the information supplied by department one can say, the entire process followed in application of HSRP in Sikkim were unfair and based on conspiracy. Thus Sikkimese people have right to know as,

I. Why NIT were not published in local papers ?
II. Why NIT was not cancelled when only two qualified companies took part in Bidding process ?
III. Why Department acted as broker of the company by taking 5% royalty from sale, when Govt was already getting taxes from sale. Instead department could have decreased the rate of HSRP by 5%, by leaving its royalty in public good.
IV. Why Sikkimese were forced to purchase 400 times costlier HSRP in comparison to West Bengal ?
V. Why the stolen vehicles, even after tagging HSRP are not located ?
VI. Why public should suffer for the benefit of the company and the department ?
vii-we humbly request respected high coart of sikkim to set up a enquiry commision in this issue.

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Cadres want Didi ‘yes’ to hill contest

VIVEK CHHETRI

Darjeeling, July 4: Trinamul Congress supporters in the Darjeeling hills are more interested in hearing Mamata Banerjee declare the party’s decision to contest the elections to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Sabha than her visit here next week.

The Darjeeling district committee had decided in principle on Sunday to field candidates in at least half of total 45 GTA seats, but a final announcement has to come from the state leadership.

Sources in the party said those who had recently joined Trinamul were interested in taking the fight to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha through the GTA elections.

“We want to contest the GTA elections. We believe there is resentment against the Morcha and our candidates can put up a strong fight. We will definitely field candidates in Jorebunglow, Darjeeling Sadar constituencies and Tukvar (which is considered a fiefdom of Morcha president Bimal Gurung),” said a Trinamul leader.

However, the workers are a worried lot, as chief minister Mamata is still undecided on contesting the elections. “We are keeping our fingers crossed and are hopeful that our request to contest the polls will be honoured,” said the leader.

Mamata will reach Takdah, about 35km from Darjeeling, on July 12 and after an overnight halt, will leave for Kalimpong to take part in the birth anniversary celebrations of Nepali poet Bhanubhakta Acharya.

A decision on contesting the polls has to come before Mamata’s visit, as July 9 is the last date for filing the nominations. As the party supporters are waiting for a positive decision, they have already collected 13 nominations from the Kalimpong subdivisional office. The subdivision has 13 GTA constituencies.

Morcha president Bimal Gurung today announced that Anit Thapa and Arun Sinji would contest from Kurseong and Soureni respectively.(TT)

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मोर्चाको प्रार्थीहरुको चयन प्रक्रिया शुरु

3 जुलाई (कालेबुङ):- गोजमुमो अध्यक्ष बिमल गुरुङले जीटीए चुनाउको निम्ति आफ्नो दलका प्रार्थीहरुको चयन प्रक्रिया शुरु गरेका छन।
गुरुङले सोमबार दार्जीलिङमा सम्पन्न पार्टी कार्यकर्ताहरुको भेलाबीच दलका युवा कार्यकर्ता दीपेन मालेलाई टिकट प्रदान गरेर प्रार्थी चयनको प्रक्रिया शुरु गरेका छन। युवा मोर्चाको केन्द्रीय समितिका प्रचार सचिव दीपेन माले हाल सीबीआईको हिरासतमा छन। मदन तामाङ हत्याकाण्डमा संलग्न रहेको आरोपमा गत बर्ष मालेलाई सीबीआईले पक्राउ गरेको थियो। एक जना हत्या आरोपीलाई चुनाउको टिकट प्रदान गरिएकोमा पहाडमा अन्य केही दलहरुको मोर्चा प्रमुखको यस निर्णयको आलोचना पनि गरेका छन। दीपेन मालेले स्थापनाकालदेखि नै पार्टीको निम्ति योगदान दिएको कारण उनलाई टिकट दिने निर्णय गरिएको गुरुङको भनाई छ। जीटीएको कूल 45 वटा आसनहरुको मध्ये दुइजनाको नाम घोषणा भए पछि रहल 43 जना प्रार्थीहरुको नाम आगामी 5 जुलाई बिहीबारका दिन गुरुङ आफैले दार्जीलिङबाट घोषणा गर्ने थाहा लागेको छ। गुरुङले दीपेन मालेलाई टिकट दिइएको बिषयबारे प्रकाश पारेका छन।
जीटीए चुनाउलाई नै केन्द्र गरी आज कालेबुङमा पनि मोर्चाको कर्मीसभा सम्पन्न भएको छ। यहाँको डेलो लज परिसरमा सम्पन्न सो सभामा मोर्चा प्रमुख बिमल गुरुङलगायत केन्द्रीय समितिका उपाध्यक्ष कल्याण देवान, सहसचिव विनय तामाङ, नगरपालिका अध्यक्ष ललित परियार आदि बिशेष रुपले उपस्थित थिए। कालेबुङको 13 वटा समष्टीबाट भेला भएका दलका कार्यकर्ता र समर्थकहरुले जीटीएको प्रमुखको पदभार बिमल गुरुङ स्वयंले निर्वाह गर्नु पर्ने कुरामा जोड दिए। यी विभिन्न समष्टि र भातृ संगठनका प्रतिनिधिहरुले गुरुङसँग यस आशयको आग्रह गर्दै लिखित निवेदन पनि चढाएका छन।13 वटै समष्टिका प्रतिनिधिहरुले आ आफ्नो छोटो सम्बोधनको क्रममा नयाँ व्यवस्थामा जनताको प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने जनप्रतिनिधिहरु इमानदार, जनहितप्रति कटिबद्ध र पार्टीप्रति समर्पित हुनु पर्ने माग गरेका छन। आजको कर्मीसभालाई पार्टी प्रमुख गुरुङसहित उपाध्यक्ष कल्याण देवान, सहसचिव बिनय तामाङ, आरबी भुजेल, कुमार चामलिङ, गोपाल रुचाल, बन्दना योञ्जन, काजिअम्छिरिङ भुटिया, कल्पना तामाङ आदिले पनि सम्बोधन गरेका थिए। गुरुङले प्रार्थी चयन प्रक्रियामा दलको कुनै पनि स्तरबाट हस्तक्षेप हुन नहुने आदेश दिँदै कार्यकर्ताहरुबाट लिखित रुपमा आफ्नो स्वीकृतिसमेत लिएका छन। तर उनले आफ्नो सम्बोधनको क्रममा कालेबुङको 13 वटा समष्टीमध्ये दावा लेप्चाबाहेक चुनाउ लड्ने अन्य प्रार्थीहरुको नामको भने संकेतसम्म दिएनन। दार्जीलिङको बैठकमा नै आफूले रहल 43 जना उम्मेद्वारहरुको नाम सार्वजनिक गर्ने बताए। गुरुङले सभामा चुनाउमा आफ्नो उम्मेद्वारिताबारे पनि कार्यकर्ता र समर्थकहरुलाई कुनै आश्वासन दिएका छैनन।

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Madan kill accused in GTA fray

VIVEK CHHETRI

Bimal Gurung, Dipen Mallay. File pictures

Darjeeling, July 2: Bimal Gurung today announced the name of only one candidate for the GTA polls — that of Dipen Mallay, an accused in Madan Tamang’s murder.

The move by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief is being seen as a message to the electorate that though party workers are being framed by investigators, the outfit would stand by them.

Gurung’s announcement came at a party workers’ meeting in Darjeeling Gymkhana Club. “I will only announce the name of one candidate. It is Dipen Mallay and he will be our candidate from the Pokhriabong-Chamong constituency,” he said.

Morcha leader Rosha Giri later said the rest of the names would be announced in Darjeeling on Thursday.

Mallay, a Gorkha Janmukti Yuva Morcha member, is currently in the Darjeeling correctional home.

Observers say Gurung’s announcement was an attempt to send a signal to all the accused in the Tamang murder case that the Morcha would stand solidly behind them.

Justifying Mallay’s selection, he said: “Dipen Mallay has been framed. He is innocent and I have decided on his candidature because he was a committed worker of the party.”

Mallay, in his mid-30s, was arrested on May 25, 2011, after the CBI took over the probe from the CID into the assassination of ABGL chief Tamang.

The ABGL chief was the only hill leader who used to stand up to the Morcha. On May 21, 2010, a khukuri-armed group knifed him near the Darjeeling Motor Stand, where Tamang was headed for a public meeting. The CID named 30 Morcha supporters in the chargesheet and arrested nine of them. Mallay’s name didn’t figure in that chargesheet.

The case was handed over to the CBI after one of the prime accused, Nickole Tamang, fled CID custody at Pintail Village on August 22, 2010.

Among the arrested persons, Morcha activists Babita Ganguly and Subash Tamang have got bail.

All of them have been booked under sections for murder, rioting with weapons, unlawful assembly, criminal intimidation and conspiracy.

Gurung today appealed to his supporters to ensure that Mallay should win the elections uncontested. “Our supporters must remain disciplined. If any of our supporters files nominations as Independents, they will be expelled from the party in five minutes,” he said.

The Morcha president, who is personally looking into the selection of candidates, said the party had decided to contest the elections to ensure that youths did not have to leave the hills in search of jobs.

“Once the GTA Sabha is formed, one of the first resolutions it will pass will be on the inclusion of mouzas in the Dooars and Terai in the administrative set-up. Another resolution they should pass is on the establishment of industries in the region so that everyone is assured of jobs,” Gurung said.

“We have to prove that we are capable of running the administration. We have been a failure in running the DGHC in the past, and it is time to show Delhi that we can be good administrators so that we can achieve our ultimate goal.”

The Morcha leader also hit out at rival parties and questioned their logic behind contesting the polls. “They have not understood the importance of the GTA, which has the word Gorkhaland. The Opposition maintain that they do not even like the word GTA but they were the first to be present at the all-party meeting,” said Gurung.

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