Morcha to back Trinamul candidate

TT, Darjeeling, Nov. 3: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has decided to support the Trinamul Congress candidate for the November 7 Rajgunj Assembly bypoll, “taking into account the changing political situation in Bengal”. The Morcha had a tactical understanding with the Congress-Trinamul combine during the recent elections to the Siliguri Municipal Corporation and Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad but this is the first time that the hill party has clearly hinted that it is wooing the Opposition block which has been sweeping across Bengal. The Morcha, which had an understanding with the BJP in the last Lok Sabha elections, has decided to bypass the saffron party’s candidate in Rajgunj. “We have decided to support the Trinamul Congress candidate, Khageswar Roy, taking into account the changing political situation in Bengal. Our local leaders have worked out this arrangement, which has been endorsed by our central committee,” said Roshan Giri, Morcha general secretary, ruling out that the decision had been taken at the highest level. The Morcha has decided to back an independent candidate Wilson Champramary for the Kalchini by-election but the decision taken for Rajgunj, where there is some support for the party, has raised eyebrows. The Morcha has not immediately announced that it will dump the BJP. “We are only taking about the Rajgunj seat,” said Giri, when asked if this was an indication of a future tie-up. Asked if the state BJP had sought the Morcha’s support in Rajgunj, Giri said at least he had not received any such request. However, Bimal Gurung, Morcha president, while addressing a gathering on the second foundation day of the party on October 7, had said if the BJP or Jaswant Singh (Darjeeling MP) failed to raise Gorkhaland consistently in Parliament, he would definitely have a re-look at the alliance with the BJP. He had also said the Morcha was not averse to going with the Congress in the days to come. Ex-soldiers’ meet The ex-serviceman association of the Morcha will hold a three-day national seminar in Darjeeling from November 7 to discuss Gorkhaland.

SEMINAR AT NATIONAL LEVEL

VENUE -GYMKHANA. DARJEELING

DURATION-7,8 AND 9 NOV 2009

(STARTING AT 1000HR EVERYDAY TILL 1430 HRS}

ATTENDANCE- REPS FROM ALL STATES ARE ATTENDING COMPRISING MOSTLY OF EX=SERVICEMEN  OF INDIAN ARMY AND PARA-MILITARY FORCES  AND BRITISH ARMY

PROMINANT PARTICIPANTS IN ADDITION TO SRI BIMAL GURUNG AND LOCAL PROMINANT FIGURES WILL BE--

MAJ JASWANT SINGH.MP

GEN ASOKE KUMART MEHTA

GEN BHATIA

SRI MAHENDRA P LAMA ,VC, SIKKIM UNIVERCITY

SMT DIL KUMARI BHANDHARI ,PRESIDENT OF BHARATIA GORKHA PARISANGH

THE OBJECTIVES OF OUR SEMINAR ARE, PRESENTATION, LECTURE, VISUAL/AUDIO DISPLAYS ON THE FOLLOWING

[A]   ANALYSIS ON OUR RIGHTFUL DEMAND OF SEPARATE STATE 

[B]   VIEWS ON VARIOUS ASPECT OF POLITICAL, ECONOMICAL, HISTORIC, SECURITY, SACRIFICES AND BRAVERY DISPLAYED BY THE GORKHAS FOR THE MOTHER LAND  VIS A VIS CREATION OF SEPARATE STATE

[C]   VARIOUS ACTIVITY AND INCIDENTS AND HAPPENING IN PAST

[D] ROAD MAP FOR THE ACHIEVEMENTS OUR TARGET

FINAL DAY - 9 NOV - HOMAGE TO MARTYRS

AT BATASIA END THE THE DAY WITH BARAKHANA." HO KI HOINA"

DISPERSAL - 10 NOV 2009.

ALL ARE INVITED 

 PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ARRIVAL. YOUR STAY FOODING AND TRANSPORT AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE STATION WILL BE FREE BUT TRAVELLING WILL BE BORNE BY INDIVIDUALS. THANKS AND JAI GORKHA

                                                                    LT COL RAMESH ALLAY(RETD)

                       PRESIDENT 

                                  BHARATIYA GORKHA BHUTPURVA SAINIK MORCHA /GLP