Divine strength
Posted by barunroy on July 8, 2008
FROM THE STATESMAN
Darjeeling: After the bandh politics, the GJM has now switched to a religious mode to attain Gorkhaland. It is invoking the deities to strengthen the Gorkhaland movement through the Khas Bharatiya Hitkari Sammelan, an association of Nepali Brahmins and Kshatriyas. The KBHS commenced a one month-long prayer service at the Mall today. The session began with a Shakti Puja. “Politics is dominating all spheres of our life but the issue of Gorkhaland is a social issue, a question of our identity. The Shakti Puja is our contribution towards the movement for a separate state initiated by Mr Bimal Gurung”, Mr RP Niroulla, chairman of KBHS said. “The Lord is witness to the fact that our territory extends from Sandakphu in the north to Sunkosh in the east and the Mechi in the west. We pledge before him that we will get our territories back,” Mr Niroulla said.The ambience was complete with hymns and chants as people from the Terai, Dooars and Darjeeling came down to attend the holy rituals.
