The 3-day national symposium organized by the Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP) has brought together Gorkhali thinkers from all across India to Mirik. And all of them agree to one basic fact – formation of Gorkhaland statehood is a must, to address the ‘identity crisis’ faced by the Gorkhalis in India.
Highlighting the fact that Gorkhalis in Uttar Pradesh do not get any facilities, Shri. Prem Kishan (Shyam) Bora (Buda) UP General Secretary of BGP stated that no government in UP has done anything for the Gorkhas till date. He said that there are over 10 Lakh Gorkhalis living in various districts of UP, but the government has not done anything to help them raise their standard of living. He stressed that formation of Gorkhaland was important not only for the people of Darjeeling, but also for the Gorkhalis living across India.
Speaking at the occasion, Assam State President Shri. Nityananda Upadhyay said that the future of the Gorkhas are still insecure in the entire North-East. He said that even though the Assam government has formed a Gorkha Development Council and have included Gorkhas as OBCs, but despite this the Gorkhas all over north-east are termed ‘immigrants’ and there are many organizations in NE that have continued to harass the Gorkhas.
He further said that, in Assam the Gorkhas are progressing very fine in all aspects of social development, but every once in a while political complications crop up making life difficult for them. He said the only way to overcome this is to stand united in Assam and across India, and to work towards the formation of Gorkhaland statehood. He said that all the Gorkhas in North-East India NEED Gorkhaland to be formed for their political identity to be protected.
Addressing the gathering BGP National General Secretary Shri. Bhupendra Adhikari said that Gorkhaland can only be attained through intellectual and technical rigour, and added that BGP is working towards this goal. He said that the name ‘Gorkhaland’ is not only associated with the Darjeeling region, but also with the identity of all the Gorkhalis across India, hence this name needs to be retained and any attempts to change this name should be resisted.
Source: The Darjeeling Chronicle
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Highlighting the fact that Gorkhalis in Uttar Pradesh do not get any facilities, Shri. Prem Kishan (Shyam) Bora (Buda) UP General Secretary of BGP stated that no government in UP has done anything for the Gorkhas till date. He said that there are over 10 Lakh Gorkhalis living in various districts of UP, but the government has not done anything to help them raise their standard of living. He stressed that formation of Gorkhaland was important not only for the people of Darjeeling, but also for the Gorkhalis living across India.
Speaking at the occasion, Assam State President Shri. Nityananda Upadhyay said that the future of the Gorkhas are still insecure in the entire North-East. He said that even though the Assam government has formed a Gorkha Development Council and have included Gorkhas as OBCs, but despite this the Gorkhas all over north-east are termed ‘immigrants’ and there are many organizations in NE that have continued to harass the Gorkhas.
He further said that, in Assam the Gorkhas are progressing very fine in all aspects of social development, but every once in a while political complications crop up making life difficult for them. He said the only way to overcome this is to stand united in Assam and across India, and to work towards the formation of Gorkhaland statehood. He said that all the Gorkhas in North-East India NEED Gorkhaland to be formed for their political identity to be protected.
Addressing the gathering BGP National General Secretary Shri. Bhupendra Adhikari said that Gorkhaland can only be attained through intellectual and technical rigour, and added that BGP is working towards this goal. He said that the name ‘Gorkhaland’ is not only associated with the Darjeeling region, but also with the identity of all the Gorkhalis across India, hence this name needs to be retained and any attempts to change this name should be resisted.
Source: The Darjeeling Chronicle
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