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Poll: 4th Tripartite Meeting
During the 4th Tripartite Talk, GJMM has been immensely pressurized to focus only on the creation of Gorkhaland, besides, the conclusion of the Meeting seems to be only TALK on POLITICAL LEVEL in next round. Do you think 4th Tripartite Talk has been successful?
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I will be back soon: Madan Tamang

By DT Correspondent on November 24,2008

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Darjeeling, Nov 24: President of Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL), Mr. Madan Tamang has strongly condemned the report that has been spread over the hills. He is now in Delhi.

It was my personal trip, where I was to attend the judicial matter in Kolkata, confirmed Mr. Tamang from New Delhi. I can go anywhere, it is my personal right but such a fictitious news makes panicky and discouraged among common people, said Mr. Tamang

Mr. Tamang also affirms that he will report to Press Council of India, Delhi, against such news being extended over hills.

He also objected the role of Mohan Chhetri, deputy superintendent of police (headquarters), Darjeeling.

Meanwhile, members of AGBL have also issued the press statement condemning the unauthentic News printed in local dailies and in Internet.


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  • image "WHEN" and "IF" is the million rupee question ???
    (Posted by LazyDaisy, March 7, 2009, 5:41 PM)
  • image TO FOLKS THAT WRITE REALLY LONG RAMAYAN COMMENTS ON HERE, CAN YOU PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHER PEOPLE AND KINDLY SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. 3 CONCERNS - FIRSTLY IT FLOODS THE COMMENTS SECTION, SECONDLY IT LEAVES NO ROOM FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO COMMENT AND THIRDLY NOBODY HAS THE TIME TO READ LENGTHY BORING COMMENTS WHERE YOU ARE JUST VENTING. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO VENT AND WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING, EMAIL DT OR WRITE AN ARTICLE OR CREATE YOUR OWN WEB SITE. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE BRIEF AND TO THE POINT.
    (Posted by Lengthy Comments Slayer, March 6, 2009, 6:48 AM)
  • image its just the people who are suffering so plz try to break the fake dream that is been shown to the innocent people of darjeeling we are too sover and dont take advantage of that.Thanks.
    (Posted by sangay sherpa, December 19, 2008, 7:06 PM)
  • image Hey ZIKMEE r u ok or r u not of this EARTH...MADAN TAMANG and TIM SABASTIAN/KARAN THAPAR...first of all Madan Tamang needs atleast 5 hard years of intense ENGLISH LANGAUGE training.common ya ZIKMEE dont be so Madan freak
    (Posted by gorkha, December 14, 2008, 6:38 PM)
  • image SATHI HO JANTA BINA KO NETA[MADAN TAMANG] LAI DELHI/CALCUTTA LAE IMPORTANCE DINCHA.....YOU THINK THEY ARE FOOLS LIKE YOU ALL
    (Posted by gorkha, December 4, 2008, 6:19 PM)
  • image In the backdrop of the shroud of terror over the financial capital of the country,-Mumbai, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattarcharya was seen on TV talking to the media at some public function, that these merchants of terror were 'trying to break the nation' and must be stopped.This shows, like everytime, how wrong our politicians always are, they are so after power that they care a fig about their source of real power, the people. Mr. Chief minister how wrong can you get, these terrorists are not trying to break the nation but they are trying to spread terror...fear which is the worst enemy of the people...the society, fear is the “ Ganashatru”. The nation is already broken on caste lines, class lines ,ethnic lines and lines that dominant strucutres of power-politics have created. These people are trying to break the spirit of the people. Instead of scapegoating and coming over with the cliched...'intelligence failure', it is high time the government both at the centre and the states analyse the reasons behind these attacks, why would one human wish to take the life of another of his kind, there has to be a reason why one human being seeks to destroy the family and world of another. Its only logical that for every effect there has to be a cause, and we need to find that cause and that will lead us to the solution, otherwise there will always be the danger of such acts as it has happened in the past. Often we talk of 'Peace' as the absence of conflict, peace is not the absence of conflict but it is the presence of equity ....of justice..... . This the ego of the politicians , of the dominant class always tries to subvert. We also had the Minister of State for Home, Mr. Jaiswal, harping on the hackneyed, 'political powers and politicians are trying to politicise the matter, playing politics over dead bodies '. Then it won't be a wonder if the CM of West Bengal walks the same path and equates the movement for a separate state of Gorkhaland within the Union of India with law and order problem, or for that matter uses this pretext to use force in the the proposed area of intended state of the Indian Union- Gorkhaland.That will be a blunder of the Balkans magnitude. Dominant political forces have always used pretexts to commit genocide be it Bosnia of 1990' or Darjeeling of 1986-87. Who is going to voice against state terrorism ? Who is going to talk against neo-colonialism? Who is going to talk against state sponsored ethnic cleansing? Who will voice against government sponsored racial-hatred ? A cultured and civilized society cannot wait for the obvious and inevitable Nemesis. It is for the government of the democracy to see that all people are heard honestly, grievances analysed earnestlyand bring about 'Equality' in its truest and fullest sense. But what happens when the democratic government itself acts like a colonising power, expresses imperialistic designs and mindset ?. We talk about the 'great' framers of the constitution their greatness enshrined in the constitution of free Hindustan, their 'greatness' only highlights the 'pettiness' of the present leaders. How often are we made to feel that it is the 'Empire of India' and not as the Preamble to the constitution states, the “...democratic, Republic of India...”. Politicians... the government seems to be built up of 'Rudalis' always crying over the dead, spilt milk, always indulging in chest-beating etc, it is always 'after death the doctor'. If it is the failure of the government, enmasse in the present terrorisation of Mumbai, it is also the failure of the government in delaying of talks with the GJMM . When there is a distinct possibility of meting out justice to a century old demand, of solving problems over the table, the government dilly-dallies. It has already blundered in the North-East, Kashmir, Punjab... well everywhere. When the situation is on the boil and out of control, then the government fumbles, running around like headless-chicken. It is hightime the government wake up in the interest of the nation. Under the DGHC accord the government Dronacharya-like had asked Subash Ghising to give up the demand of Gorkhaland in the 'interest of the nation', and Aeklavya -like he had given up. That accord is a blight on the face of democracy, the action on the part of the government and Subash Ghising belied honesty, magnanimity, adherence to democratic principles etc. Now the government working on the principles of natural justice must create Gorkhaland in the 'interest of the nation'.
    (Posted by Kuruhang Chemjong, November 29, 2008, 1:59 PM)
  • image Morever,DK Pradhan who is the architect of Modern illegal constructed Darjeeling town and who made money from the text book and sold that building in more than a crore is yet to mention.
    (Posted by Observer, November 29, 2008, 11:10 AM)
  • image It is so important for the public to find out what is going in Darjeeling and where the movement is heading. From what I have found out so far, these are the following facts (which I request interested people to challenge anytime) that I would like to place before all of you and let you decide whether the so called quest for a separate state sounds as honest as some of the leaders are proclaiming. Darjeeling is being held hostage by three previous GNLF gang members, namely Nicole Tamang, Deven Sharma and Dinesh Thing. Nicole and Deven are from ropeway, Singamari. Dinesh is from Patlebas. These three individuals have amongst themselves managed to amass crores of rupees so far so fast already and it would not be unfair to say that Bimal Gurung is totally aware of that fact but keeps quiet for innumerable reasons. These three left over gangsters from the Ghising dynasty control all the contractors in DGHC, PWD as well as the National Highway among other departments. They have hired a bunch of local goons to do their jobs for them and are getting richer by the day. By the time a separate state is formed in Darjeeling, they would have enough wealth and power to continue their mafia type rule exactly like what Ghising did for twenty years. Under the shadow of these three knights of Bimal Gurung here are the following characters that are making lots of kills in the eco system very much like the hyenas of the Kalahari: Pravin Subba from Keerabari looks after the Railway and also PWD and several other departments. Nirmal Subba supervises the Darjeeling Municipality. A notable and much highlighted leader on the making Roshan Giri formerly with AGSU who grew to fame after the Dawa Palzor Drug case where he was awarded with 5 lakhs of rupees for aiding and rescuing the convict. A personality that has zero knowledge about Darjeeling and who obviously sounded like a rickshaw puller while in conversation with the Bengali leaders of Bengal. Dawa Lama is their cashier and handles the transactions. D.K. Pradhan a renowned don of GNLF is seen closely walking and standing alongside Bimal Gurung and their relationship seems to be strengthening every passing day. Please mind you these are all Central Committee members! As for Binoy Tamang, Amar Lama, Taranga Pandit, Isamani Pakhrin, Raju Pradhan and Dr. Harka Bdr. Chhetri, I have begun to doubt their intentions and will further investigate and get to the bottom of their involvement in this grand theft of the people of Darjeeling. Don’t be surprised if they come out as dirty as their comrades because they are as equally aware of what is actually going on inside that office of theirs. If one isn’t a part of the solution he is indeed a part of the problem as someone once said. And so is every single individual from Darjeeling if we let this scam go uninterrupted. It is also a known rumor that GNLF strongmen Tilak Dewan and Lokey Gurung are constantly in touch with them and all ready to come back once again to join in the highway robbery. The scenario in Darjeeling is getting more pathetic by the day. Lawlessness prevails and goons are getting prosperous. And all this even before there is any sign of a separate state. Imagine what it will be like after a state is formed? It will become ten times worse than Bihar, take my word for it. There is no check and balance and nothing and no one to contest or question the more and more authoritative nature of the present leaders in Darjeeling. Are we making way for a dictator like Ghising to come in and make us his slaves one more time? Why aren’t learned individuals from all walks of life participating in the Tripartite meetings and discussions and debates? Is it because the leaders fear that they might not sound as accurate and reasonable in front of them? Or is it because the leaders are as evil as Ghising and believe that they can get away with another 20 years of ravaging the spirit of the people of Darjeeling? Is it not a democratic world that we all live in? The irony is that we are citizens of the largest democracy in the world!! Where are the voices of the public? Are the public just fit to wear “daura suruwal and chowbandi cholo”? Are the public just fit for tagging behind gangsters and their threats? Are the public’s sole purpose to just host cultural programs and sing and dance their time away? If they are so against the State government why aren’t they dissolving the DGHC? Is it because it is a money making machine for the few selected crooks? Why in the world are they calling it a Gandhian type of movement when they are practicing violence towards any critic of theirs. Why was it necessary to thrash down Glenary’s? Why was it necessary to smear people with disgusting black chemicals if they did not want to wear ‘daura suruwal’? What are they doing making children sit for 48 hours of hunger strike? Don’t they know the implications of these disastrous methods? Don’t they want to look different from GNLF? This is the world of the internet and I urge all people who truly have a place in their hearts for our beloved Darjeeling to come out and start inquiring and asking and writing and talking about the movement and voice their arguments and thoughts. We have to make this movement more inclusive and transparent. We cannot be repeating the same kind of mistakes that we earlier did. We have to make this movement a success but not at any cost for what is the point of a struggle if in the end it chops off your own two feet and your tongue? If we don’t then we must be willing to live like slaves for the rest of our lives and not even mention to anyone that we are Nepalis known for their valor and bravery. Let us all help Bimal Gurung continue on his path toward a real successful ending to this quest for Gorkhaland and not let his mind be influenced by greed, lust and pure clean evil that surrounds him everyday by doing something about it before it’s too late. What do you think???
    (Posted by oscar, November 28, 2008, 9:10 PM)
  • image Uncle...I will firmly support you and I know you can do the best for our innocent people but my humble submission to you is that we need to enhance our strategy, policy , environmentsince and attitude. Let us win the people confident & trust that is key to our success...People out here are simply having fun about Mr. Gurung...since he has quality of Gundagardi...he is exercising his power to ask anyone to leave hills whoever talk against him , he is not a sole proprietor of Darjeeling...since we are into dremotic country I fail to understand how such leader could every bring happiness & harmony to our communityas.. Mr. Gurung should understand the meaning of Democratic country and freedom...we are not into communst contry nor community.. all he did in the past was eye washing of the people...since he capitalise against Mr. Subash Ghishing from Prasant Tamang epsiode..he encashed people emotion as he has no calibre of his own... I hate what Mr. Gurung is doing to our people
    (Posted by Tamang, November 26, 2008, 11:27 AM)
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