Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh yet to decide on supporting Dr. Mahendra P Lama in LS election

The Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP) may have announced its support to independent candidate Dr. Mahendra P Lama in the general elections at the regional level, but organisation president Dr. Enos Das Pradhan today said the matter is yet to be discussed at the national level.

BGP president Dr. Enos Das Pradhan.

Noting that the BGP is an apolitical body functioning at the national level, Pradhan said: “The BGP has been organising various activities at the national level in demand of Gorkhaland. There is need to elect a capable and sincere person as MP from the region in order to ensure the demand gets taken forward.” The BGP president claimed Lama has stepped forward to contest in the polls for the sole reason of pursuing the statehood demand and all BGP regional units will support him fully.  Praising Lama as the ideal candidate, Pradhan said: “He (Dr. Lama) understands and knows how the statehood agenda is to be raised in Delhi. He knows what is to be done. In the present scenario, Lama is a competent candidate.” The BGP chief also spoke on the hot issue of ‘son-of-the-soil’.

Pradhan said: “Last time we elected BJP heavyweight Jashwant Sinha to the Lok Sabha. He was sent there for the primary issue of raising the statehood demand, but political compulsions restrained him from doing so to just on a solitary occasion.” He informed the BGP will host its national convention on March 9 and 10 in Siliguri. He said the issue of Gorkhaland will be discussed amongst members on the first day, while the final day will have discussions on the organisation’s activities.

Source:EOI

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