The Dooars -Terai Nagarik Mancha (DTNM), which is opposed to statehood movements in north Bengal, has threatened a 24-hour bandh in the Dooars and Terai regions on 21 December. The DTNM is a platform of 12 pressure groups.
According to the DTNM convenor Mr Lari Basu, they would resist any proposal for the division of Bengal. “The Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha is demanding Gorkhaland while the Greater Cooch Behar and Kamtapur parties Cooch Behar and Kamtapur states respectively. The situation is alarming,” Mr Basu pointed out.
Puzzled with the state government’s ‘sympathetic stand’ on the Gorkhaland issue he said: “The Centre and state government would once again hold a dialogue with the GJMM leadership on 21 December. The bandh would be observed to protest against the exercise,” Mr Basu said.
The DTNM today demonstrated at Kalchini, Hamiltonganj, Kalibari Maidan and held a rally at Malbazaar to protest against the Gorkhaland demand. “We would observe hunger strike on 25 December at Hamiltonganj and Malbazaar to protest against the separate state demands,” the leadership informed.
According to the DTNM assistant secretary, Mr Raju Bagchi, they would submit a memorandum to the district police administration to deploy paramilitary forces in the Dooars and Terai to maintain law and order.
“Our delegation met Mr Pranab Mukherjee and Miss Mamata Banarjee in October demanding development in the Terai and Doors and also to express our concern over the demands for division of Bengal. We hope, the Centre and state government would take positive steps to stop the separatist movements in north Bengal and work for the development of the region,” Mr Bagchi said.
Amader Garbo amader ahamkar UTTORBANGA (Northbengal).
ReplyDeleteSo Protest against the GORKHALAND & KAMTAPUR Demand