DDUDF Promotes Formation Panchayat Council - Calls GTA "Unconstitutional Body"
Coming down heavily on the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration set up, the Darjeeling and Darjeeling Dooars United Development Foundation (DDUDF) have called it an unconstitutional body, and have started to focus on forming Panchayat Councils.
Speaking to the press, the DDUDF Chief Dr. Mahendra P Lama said that "DGHC and GTA are unconstitutional bodies, which is why it is futile to run after these bodies... and hence it is important to develop the Panchayat system which has constitutional guarantee."
He further claimed that, "GTA being an unconstitutional body is meant to be a stop gap measure to placate the hill politicians, where as Panchayat is the body through which central schemes and policies can be implemented at the grassroots level"
The DDUDF Panchayat Council has started to be formed from Longview, and gradually be expanded to Sitong, Sipahidhura, Tindharye and so on.
Addressing a meeting held at Kurseong Public Library, Dr. Lama said, "none of the political parties demanding Gorkhaland have done so with proper political foundation... emotions alone can never get us Gorkhaland... we need proper foundation and strategy which has so far been lacking."
Dr. Lama asserted that in the past 1 year DDUDF has achieved a lot, including meeting the Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to update her on the tea garden wage related issue.
He further said, "wait till we come to power and we will show, what development looks like... merely laying foundation stones does not equate to development... we will show what it looks like"
Accusing GJM of fooling the public, Dr. Lama said, "those who know nothing about farming, should not be holding 'Krishi Mela'... getting paid dancers to shake their hips and qualifying that as 'Krishi Mela' is actually an injustice to the farming community"
Dr. Lama assured that DDUDF and its ideals will gradually spread across the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars.
Source: DC
Coming down heavily on the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration set up, the Darjeeling and Darjeeling Dooars United Development Foundation (DDUDF) have called it an unconstitutional body, and have started to focus on forming Panchayat Councils.
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| Dr. Mahendra P Lama |
He further claimed that, "GTA being an unconstitutional body is meant to be a stop gap measure to placate the hill politicians, where as Panchayat is the body through which central schemes and policies can be implemented at the grassroots level"
The DDUDF Panchayat Council has started to be formed from Longview, and gradually be expanded to Sitong, Sipahidhura, Tindharye and so on.
Addressing a meeting held at Kurseong Public Library, Dr. Lama said, "none of the political parties demanding Gorkhaland have done so with proper political foundation... emotions alone can never get us Gorkhaland... we need proper foundation and strategy which has so far been lacking."
Dr. Lama asserted that in the past 1 year DDUDF has achieved a lot, including meeting the Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to update her on the tea garden wage related issue.
He further said, "wait till we come to power and we will show, what development looks like... merely laying foundation stones does not equate to development... we will show what it looks like"
Accusing GJM of fooling the public, Dr. Lama said, "those who know nothing about farming, should not be holding 'Krishi Mela'... getting paid dancers to shake their hips and qualifying that as 'Krishi Mela' is actually an injustice to the farming community"
Dr. Lama assured that DDUDF and its ideals will gradually spread across the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars.
Source: DC
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