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Congress, SHRP reiterates Gorkhaland support

Congress, SHRP reiterates Gorkhaland support
Himalayan Express

Congress, SHRP reiterates Gorkhaland support

Gangtok, February 7: Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee (SPCC) President and former Chief Minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari has reiterated his support for a separate Gorkhaland state. Indifferent on his effigy being burnt by Rastriya Shiv Seba, an anti-Gorkhaland outfit in Siliguri last Friday, Bhandari said that he will continue to support the separate statehood demand of the people of Darjeeling and adjoining areas.
“If any opposing party burns my effigy for doing so, I will continue my support for Gorkhaland’ he said.
On a similar note, Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad Party (SHRP) led by Dr. AD Subba has also restated its support for Gorkhaland. According to a press release issued by SHRP general secretary Tara Shrestha, the party has demanded that the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) led state government pass a resolution in Sikkim legislative assembly in support of a separate Gorkhaland state. ‘Rather than mere verbal support, the state government should act on the issue’ it said. The party has also demanded that both MPs from Sikkim raise the Gorkhaland demand in the parliament during its upcoming budget session.
Hopeful of positive response from the Congress led UPA government at the centre, the SHRP has asked SPCC president Nar Bahadur Bhandari put forward his written demand to the Congress party. The party has submitted memorandum on the significance and need of a separate Gorkhaland state to the Prime Minister, President, UPA Chairperson and other central leaders twice, the release mentions.

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