The Gorkha Rashtriya Congress has intensified its campaign for the Lok Sabha elections across the Darjeeling hills. On Sunday, GRC supporters distributed leaflets in Kurseong promoting the party’s sole election agenda of a Darjeeling-Sikkim merger.
GRC president Nima Lama, party candidate for the Darjeeling seat, said it has been several decades since the people of the hills have raised the demand for statehood. However, the state government has always managed to snub such demands by offering autonomous setups, which are totally unacceptable alternatives, he said.
Talking to reporters here on Sunday, the GRC president said, “Now the people have to knock at the right doors and also make up their minds to vote for GRC to achieve a Sikkim-Darjeeling merger.”
Lama said the GRC has started its election campaigning by issuing leaflets that appeal for votes in support of a Sikkim-Darjeeling merger. He also said the party has urged all communities of the hills to pursue their demand for statehood through the GRC and free themselves from the divisive policies of the state government. The leaflet highlights a number of points related to the party’s stand about Darjeeling being an integral part of Sikkim and never a part of Bengal, added Lama.
The GRC chief also claimed the Centre is in no mood to entertain the demand for a separate state, but it has supported the GRC’s idea of a Sikkim-Darjeeling merger and also sought public feedback on the issue. Lama also insisted the GRC’s proposal is being supported by leaders at the Centre as it seeks unification and not separation.
Source:EOI
+talking+to+reporters+in+Kurseong+on+Sunday.jpg "GRC president Nima Lama (R) talking to reporters in Kurseong on Sunday.") |
| GRC president Nima Lama (R) talking to reporters in Kurseong on Sunday. |
Talking to reporters here on Sunday, the GRC president said, “Now the people have to knock at the right doors and also make up their minds to vote for GRC to achieve a Sikkim-Darjeeling merger.”
Lama said the GRC has started its election campaigning by issuing leaflets that appeal for votes in support of a Sikkim-Darjeeling merger. He also said the party has urged all communities of the hills to pursue their demand for statehood through the GRC and free themselves from the divisive policies of the state government. The leaflet highlights a number of points related to the party’s stand about Darjeeling being an integral part of Sikkim and never a part of Bengal, added Lama.
The GRC chief also claimed the Centre is in no mood to entertain the demand for a separate state, but it has supported the GRC’s idea of a Sikkim-Darjeeling merger and also sought public feedback on the issue. Lama also insisted the GRC’s proposal is being supported by leaders at the Centre as it seeks unification and not separation.
Source:EOI
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