“I am very much in favour of Gorkhaland”, Dawa Narbula
Posted by barunroy on July 26, 2008
One on One with Dawa Narbula, Member of Parliament, Darjeeling Constituency
A BEACON ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Interviewed by Barun Roy
Question: The Gorkha Janmukti Morch is demanding for an early tripartite meeting between the Central Government, West Bengal Government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, you had stated a few days earlier that after meeting Mrs Sonia Gandhi, she had assured you that a tripartite meeting will be held soon. What is the update on that and will you be calling upon her to discuss on the issue again?
Answer: I will be leaving for Darjeeling to access the situation. I will also be holding a meeting with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders and discuss on the Tripartite Meeting between the Central Government, West Bengal Government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. I have met the Honourable Chairman of the UPA, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and she has resolved to call the Tripartite Meeting as soon as possible.
Question: How soon will the meeting take place?
Answer:The date has not yet been fixed but it will be held soon. First we will have to take care of the situation back in Darjeeling Hills and wait for things to return back to normal as soon as possible.
Question: The Pradesh Congress Committee President Mr. Priyaranjan Das Munshi had almost a month ago declared of Congress Party’s negative stand on Gorkhaland. Does this also mean that the AICC hold the same view? Is Indian National Congress against Gorkhaland?
Answer: I do not want to comment on that. I am however on the side of the people and will work for their aspirations.
Question: Does that mean that you are in favour of Gorkhaland and you stand by it?
Answer: Yes, I am very much in favour of Gorkhaland and I stand by it.
This interview ended abruptly as the Darjeeling MP refused to answer any further questions without giving any reasons.
The unanswered questions were:
- What is your comment on the prevailing political situation in Darjeeling Hills?
- Will you resign from your post and the party if what Priya Ranjan Das Munshi says ‘Indian National Congress is against the formation of Gorkhaland’ resonates from New Delhi also?
- How many times have you raised the issue of Gorkhaland at the floor of the house in the Parliament?
- According to Government of India Members of Parliament Local Area Development Funds Division you have received 12 installments of Rs. 50 Lakhs each since 2002-2003. The Total amount paid is Rs. 6 Crores. Further the Cumulative Expenditure Sheet (Since 1993) of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Division, Government of India, of the Rs. 26.05 Crores entitled, Rs. 24.05 Crores was released by the Government of India. The percent of finance spent as shown to the Government of India was 94. 58 with 1.67 Crores remain unspent. Could you please clarify the following:
- How many projects were initiated under these schemes?
- On what stages are these projects presently?
- Where were the projects initiated?
Surya Narayan Rana said
It is good news that Dawa Narbula is in favour of Gorkhaland. But didn’t Dawa Narbula win the election on the ‘Gorkhaland plank’? Why is he having such a problem trying to come out openly in the favour of Gorkhaland. Sadly, for him his party is the one who might never allow Gorkhaland to happen. Congress is worse than CPIM. At least the CPIM comes out in the open and says that they are against you…the Congress will offer their support and then stab you in your back. Hope Dawa Narbula does not do any such thing. My personal opinion is that he has failed to be a good MP for us. I hope next time we send someone who is better committed to the people and not the party.
rajalama said
Dawa Narbula has come out in support of Gorkhaland only because he was pressurised to do so. He isn’t our representative but a stooge of the Congress who was elected only by default…through Ghising’s blessings.
If it had been me…or anyone else for that matter… instead of Narbula, I would have been able to extract this empty promise from Sonia Gandhi. This is no big deal, Mr. good-for-nothing MP.
If he claims to stand by Gorkhaland, why didn’t he ever raise his bloody voice? Why can’t he comment on Das Munshi’s bullying verdict about Gorkhaland, dismissing us like he would a pestering mosquito?
Also, Narbula, quite shamelessly, replies that he shall wait for things to normalise in Darjeeling. Why can’t he issue statements like ‘I am saddened…there must be an investigation…the culprits must be booked…and etc.’ To me, this only reveals his lack of sympathy for his agitating masses.
Why did he refuse to answer any further questions? No doubt he felt that he was being cornered. He knows that he is incompetent and perhaps, corrupt too. I’m sure his pockets have been lined with much of the money that was meant for us, not to speak of the crores that may have landed in his lap after he voted for the UPA.
Barun Roy must force him to answer the very legitimate questions that he has lined up for Narbula. After all, isn’t a political representative answerable to his electors?
Finally, being a Buddhist that he is, Narbula must weigh, on his religious scale, the good and bad karmas that he has performed. During this tenure as MP, he has earned enough bad karma by his silence to spend the rest of his days in penance. Even that may not be enough to cancel out his bad karma.
insomiacreturns said
Aloo MP …He wud be better if he returned back to his business of collecting rents of his buildings in Pradhan Nagar(Near North Bengal Clinic)
he must be intoxicated by Paisa (MP fund)..With MP election coming closer..he must be dreaming of getting reelected from Darjeeling..NOw watch his moves he will try to be as careful as speculator and brooker in Share Market..i bet!
insomiacreturns said
Barun Dai ..Do put up those unanswered questions if u get a chance to catch him up again..
he sud have answered those questions if he think he cares more for people than his pocket and pseudo-fame..Just wanted to know how Mr Dawa narbula wud have answere those questions?
darjeeling said
Haha……. those unanswered question is too difficult for him to answer.
darjeeling said
Unanswered Questions: Anwers to which went through in Mr. Narbula’s mind but he didn’t speak. They are as follows:
Ans 1. I cannot give an honest answer to this question or else I won’t be allowed to enter Hills.
Ans 2. I haven’t won election with the agenda of GL but with the support of Congress Party. Mr. Munshi and Mr. Pranab Mukerjee hold a much higher stature than me in the Party and with their support and trust on me only I am an MP now. And I know Congress Party is not supporting GL.
Ans 3. None
Ans 4. (a) I don’t remember
(b) & (c) When I don’t remember these schemes, how can I remember all this. But I do remember how much my personal gains are from these project which I cannot disclose.
I am Watching said
Hahahaha… this is so crazzzzzzzzzyyyyyyyyy… Barun should I say a commendable job?? I guess U know better
J T M said
Dawa Norbula is being very carefull and he obviously has reasons
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bimal said
WHERE IS OUR M.P.KO FAMILY.ASK HIM.AUSTRALIA DUDES.SO IS HE FIT FOR A M.P.KICK HIM OUT.HE CAN’T DO NOTHING.WE NEED A YOUNG M.P.WHAT HAPPENED TO THE M.P. FUNDS.WHERE DID IT GO.WHY ALWAYS QUESTION GHISHING.CHOR HARU TA USHKO MUNI PO CHA TA.DID NOT NO NEPALI ARE TO COWARDS.TILL YESTERDAY THE DICE WAS FAVOURING GHISHING NOW THE DICE IS IN BIMAL KO HAND.WHAT IS THIS.SHAME CHA HAI.SHAME.WHEN EHN WHEN WHEN WILL WE BLOOM.WHEN WILL WE EARN AND SEND OUR FAMILY TO AUSTRALIA.ASK YOUR M.P. AND NOT SUBASH GHISHING………WHO HAS THE MONEY.BIMAL OR SUBASH… HA HA.. JAI DARJEELING… BOLA TO BOLA…
Pema said
Dawa Norbu is the worst MP that Darjeeling has had. I think the most corrupted too. He has taken lots of money from the members of the Trade Union etc… As a lawyer he was unsuccessful, so he cunningly took a short cut to politics to make quick buck. Today I am sure that he is regretting that he is a MP because he is “cornered ” like a dog. As a fellow Buddhist, I feel shame that he is practicing the same religion.I predict that very soon his house will be bunrned like others.
Atit said
Som Pema Ghoom jorbunglow ko kasam mero mukhai ko kura tapainlay bhannu bhayo, batasay ma rail ghoomay ko ghoomay kai hunay bha dekhi bhakku ghumayera ringata chutai dinu hunthyo tara darjeeling jancha ke garnay, jeh hos haalai ma Sonia Gandhi sita dil khol kar hamay Gurkhaland chahiye samma chai bhandai raicha so aru thok na sochung hola yas bakhat.
Atit
RAJA said
What’s up?? Mr. Barun Roy has written that this forum is being closed!!!!
What happened?? Some of us are misusing this forum for long time….they should control themselves using abusive words….after all they all are educated so they must know what to write and what not to.
J T M said
Read the comments on Historical… and you will know why
RAJA said
okie I’m trying to find them out…
RAJA said
Nisha has written “I CANT JYOTI DI..COZ NO NET AT HOME..JATI PANI RAJA LAI BHANNU CHA..YAHI TIME UPALABDHA CHA..IF HE FINDS MY COMMENTS FINE..OTHERWISE..LET HIM DO THE DIGGING..!!”…
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well I tried to find them out …most probably Mr. Barun has already deleted……and as those postings were deleted means I can understand what was the theme of those blogs…but I dnt know for what reason she got angry….by the way I wish one day she will become mature enough and would not use vulgar.
Pemsang_D said
The recent acts violence of the GJM aginst its former partners in the GNLF sets at rest all doubt about the real agenda of the GJM. The GJM basically wants power to be consolidated in its hands and does not believe in democracy. Leave aside any other opinion or view regarding the composition of the hill state, it does not even want any competition from its former party GNLF.
These power hungry people masquerading as leaders of the hill people and their goondas are supposed to provide leadership to the proposed new seperate state. We should beware of such elements before they grow big.
The hill people certainly deserve better than such criminals and lumpens.
Sikkimelunga said
This man is the Greatest FOX ,Darjeeling has ever seen.He did nothing for the hills.Even a paisa from his MP Fund was not spent in Darjeeling. I hear whenever there was a request for fund, he excused himself by saying that the matter must be placed before,” plain ko sathi haru”. There s another arrogant Fox roaming in the hills who always boast abt his small tea garden n few buildings which he built under the patronage of then CM. Bichara….he had hoped to become MP but lady luck did not favour him. We need to support and rely on dedicated souls like RB but,unfortunately that sort of enlightened reasoning is yet to evolve in Darjeeling.The credentials of the present leadership is well known. ..sshhh…….They r talking abt three tier panchayati raj in Darjeeling. God knows wat has happened to their…..&@??!! An innocent rots in the jail without trial and yet he never speaks for him. I guess he fears that he might usurp him like he did to mahamahim chaure. Cheap politics, yeh !!