In a bid to exert pressure for a separate Gorkhaland state in India, the minority Nepali-speaking Gorkha communities have started dialogue with the central Indian government.
On Tuesday, the Gurkha Confederation met with Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Prakash Jaiswal and clarified to him why a separate Gorkhaland state is needed, The Kathmandu Post reported.
The Confederation had earlier met Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh and ruling Congress-I party president Sonia Gandhi.
Said to be the largest organisation of Gorkha communities in India, the Gurkha Confederation is also spearheading various protest programmes in Darjeeling district along with Bimal Gurung led Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM).
Emerging from the meeting, C.K Shrestha, executive chairman of the Confederation said that they had started talks to convince the central Indian government on why a separate Gorkha state is needed.
Shrestha said that the Gurkha Confederation had no other option but to hold talks with the central government directly after the West Bengal government tried to crush the Gorkhaland movement by using force in order to "confine the demand within the region".
He said none of the central level leaders opposed the concept of a separate Gorkha state during the meeting.
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daya
Sunday, June 22nd 2008, 9:21 PM
Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) must go INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT
That means ...
(1) their movement must be publicize in international media like BBC, CNN, ABC etc
(2) Nepali people must support from around the world.
(3) Human Rights and Civil rights group must support them.
Menuka
Sunday, June 22nd 2008, 9:15 PM
Darjeeling strike cripples life:-
- kantipur
ILAM, June 22 - Normal life in Darjeeling and adjoining areas remained badly crippled even as the general strike called by Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) entered its fifth day on Saturday.
The GJM, which is spearheading Gorkhaland Movement demanding a separate state for Nepali speaking populace, resorted to the strike alleging that the federal government of India called them to hold dialogue "without necessary homework even as 13 political parties already expressed solidarity with our movement".
The talks offer by the central government comes at a time when the West Bengal state government has been terming the GJM's demands as "inappropriate".
"We'll go for the dialogue only after both state and central governments come up with similar views vis-à-vis our demands," said Roshan Giri, GJM general secretary. He said that a close coordination between state and central governments was a must in order to pave way for solving the prevailing crisis.
However, after life was hit hard by the ongoing general strike,the state government too changed its prior stance and has mooted the idea of holding talks with GJM. India's foreign minister, Pranab Mukharjee, along with information minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, has been appealing to the agitating GJM to call off its agitation and to look for amicable solution through dialogues recently.
Binay Tamang, publicity secretary of GJM, however, said that talks would be fruitful only after both state and central governments first consult among themselves and come up with a common view regarding the GJM demand.
The ongoing strike has disrupted daily life with no vehicular movement and shut down educational institutions, industries,and businesses in Darjeeling and the surrounding areas for the last five days.
Posted on: 2008-06-21
Jitman
Friday, June 20th 2008, 9:32 PM
वार्ता आह्वान अस्वीकार गोर्खाल्यान्ड माग:-
- Kantipuronline News
सिलिगुडी, असार ५ - केन्द्रस“ग मात्र वार्ता गर्ने अडानमा रहेको आन्दोलनरत गोर्खा जनमुक्ति मोर्चा -गोजमुमो) लाई बंगाल सरकारले पुनः वार्तामा बोलाएको छ । मोर्चाले प्रँन्तीय सरकारस“ग वार्तामा नबस्ने अडान दोहोर्याएको छ ।
पश्चिमबंगालका मुख्यमन्त्री बुद्धदेव भट्टाचार्यले मोर्चा अध्यक्ष विमल गुरुङलाई पत्र पठाउ“दै वार्तामा बस्न आग्रह गरेका हुन् । मंगलबार कोलकाता- मा भएको र्सवदलीय बैठकको म्यान्डेटअनुसार मुख्यमन्त्रीले बिनार्सत वार्तामा बस्न आह्वान गरेका थिए ।
पत्रमा उक्त बैठकका निर्ण्र्ााो प्रतिलिपि पनि पठाइएको राज्य सरकारका मुख्यसचिव अमितिकिरण देवले जनाए । बंगाल सरकारले वार्तामा बोलाएको यो पा“चौंपटक हो । पहिलो वार्तामा छैटौं अनूसुची विधेयक खारेज गर्न र सुवास घिसिङलाई दार्जिलिङ गोर्खा हिल काउन्सिलबाट हटाउन सरकार सहमत भएको थियो । त्यसयताका वार्तामा राज्यबाहेकका कुरामा मात्र वार्ता गर्न सकिने र्सत बंगालले अघि सार्ने गरेको थियो ।
'यसपटक बिनार्सत भनेर सबै विकल्पमा वार्तालाई खुला राखेको छ,' मोर्चा केन्द्रीय सदस्य हर्क क्षेत्रीले भने, 'बंगाल सरकारस“ग वार्तामा बस्दैनौं ।'
यसअघि बुधबारका लागि बंगालले गरेको वार्ता प्रस्तावसमेत मोर्चाले अस्वीकार गरिसकेको छ । दिल्ली, बंगाल र मोर्चाबीच त्रिपक्षीय वार्ताको प्रस्ताव आएमात्र आफूहरूले स्वीकार गर्ने क्षेत्रीले बताए ।
यसैबीच बंगालको वामपन्थी दल सोसलिस्ट युनिटी सेन्टर अफ इन्डिया -एसयूसीआई) ले बंगालस“ग वार्तामा बस्नुको औचित्य समाप्त भइसकेको बताएको छ । 'परिस्थिति जटिल बनाएर समाधान खोज्ने सीपीएम शैलीले बैठकमा जानुको औचित्य छैन,' उनले कोलकाताबाट फोनमा भने ।
अविरल वषर्ा र बाढी-पहिरोलाई बेवास्ता गर्दै दार्जिलिङ पहाडका बासिन्दाले बिहीबार चौथो दिन पनि अनिश्चितकालीन आम हडताललाई निरन्तरता दिए ।
Posted on: 2008-06-19
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