“We want Mr. Bimal Gurung to herald an all party revolution”, Arun Ghatani Democratic Revolutionary Youth Front
Posted by barunroy on June 28, 2008
BEACON ONLINE EXCLUSIVE [THE HIMALAYAN BEACON]
BY BARUN ROY
Darjeeling 28th June 2008 (5:04 PM): The Democratic Revolutionary Youth Front has called for the need to start an all party Gorkhaland Agitation, speaking at a political meeting organized jointly by Democratic Revolutionary Youth Front (DRYF) and Democratic Revolutionary Women’s Movement, Arun Ghatani, General Secretary, DRYF said, “We are working towards an intellectual revolution. We have to learn from the 1986 Gorkhaland Movement that violence and armed confrontation will lead no where. Hence, we will have to fight this battle on intellectual grounds and base our demands on facts. We, the Gorkhas came with the land and we need not beg for sympathy, Bengal need not give us Gorkhaland for it is not for Bengal to give. We seek this because it is our right. As Bengalis have Bengal, Biharis Bihar, Punjabis Punjab so should Gorkhas have Gorkhaland. We believe that there must be a collective revolution and I would like to take this occasion to request the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha President to herald a new era of an all party movement. If he does this then I declare today, that DRYF will whole hearted plunge in the movement. We must learn from the All Party Revolution that threw over the Monarchy in Nepal. At the present we are collectively and individually pursuing different agitational programmes. [Inset: Arun Ghatani addressing the meeting. Photo by Barun Roy]
Speaking before Arun Ghatani, Bindya Dukpa, Central Committee Member, Democratic Revolutionary Women’s Movement said, “We have been pursuing aggressively for the speedy trial and the release of Chhatray Subba and his five associates. We are often asked why are we doing so? I tell them that the release of Chhatray Subba and his five associates must be release and that we should not forget our heroes and Martyrs. We have told the West Bengal that each and every Martyr who feel down in the 86 Gorkhaland Agitation must be compensated. We have written about this to the Human Rights Commission, the Law Minister (West Bengal) and the Governor.
aardee said
Democratic Revolutionary Youth Front’s call is a good one involve and take teh cooperation of all parties…I don’t think the GJMM is mature enough to allow other party members to voice their support… it is almost showing proprietial rights to the demand for Gorkhaland and definitly the Gorkhas in the rest of India are feeling ignored or uninvolved. Addressing Gorkhas in lare numbers in HP/UP/Uttrakhand should be top most on the agenda and this IRRATIONAL fear that should Gorkhaland come into existence Gorkhas living in other parts of India will e told to move bag baggage to Gorkhaland…its an absolutely absurd notiion and one that needs to be squashed at the earliest…all Gorkhas should be made aware that the existence of Gorkhaland is for “atma samman” and like all Indians – Sikhs, Bengalis, Tamilians, Gujarati, UPite has a right to settle anywhere in India so do we Gorkhas as citizens of India…that is our fundamental right so that fear should not stop people from talking/informing other countrymen about the need for GORKHALAND…every one understands “Atma Samman” identity.
akash said
i m very happy by knowing about the political movement of Gorkhaland revolution.iI have listened the movement of Gorkhaland movement through my father when Subas Ghising was leadig to this movement.I want suggest to Bimal Gurung that please u do for Gorkhaland,do for their people’s intrest,fight against Gorkhaland we will support 2 u if needed but don’t promote to those thing which is not related with Gorkhli or Nepali mostly of indigenous(mulbasi) for eg.Daurasuruwal,Khas vasa called unknownly Nepali vasa,festival Hindu like Dasain…..which r not realeted with Gorkhaland and indigenous people of Nepal as well as indigenous people Gorkhaland as well whole India.
So at last best of ur dimand for seperate Gorkhaland state.
By J…Mongol.
From Nepa…..
Sailendra Pradhan said
Akashdai,
I really could not make anything out of your comment! Could you clarify!