Month long cultural programme concludes

Kurseong November 7: People hit the streets with traditional songs and dance while seven trucks showcasing the models displaying different incidents that had occurred ever since the demand of Gorkhaland renewed in the hills since October last year as the month long cultural movement of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha pulled the curtains down all over the hills today.  

The Cultural movement had started from October 7 which was being held at the West Bengal National Voluntary Force (WBNVF) ground here. Leading from the front Pradeep Pradhan the Vice President of the Morcha first left balloons in which a demand for Gorkhaland reading “we want Gorkhaland” at Kurseong motor stand after which followed the Gandhi song “Raghu Pati Raghava Raja Ram” in Violin played by a local artist.

Following this the seven trucks entered Kurseong town which carried models displaying different incidents of the present Gorkhaland agitation. “We want to show to the people including the minority communities that these incidents which have occurred in the past one year during the Gorkhaland agitation has made the people more strong to achieve their goal,” said Subash Pradhan the Press and Publicity secretary of the youth wing of the Morcha in Kurseong.

Interesting an old man resembling the face of Subash Ghisingh modeled for Subash Ghisingh waving hands to the public and that was the centre of attraction all during the rally. However Ghisingh’s Model showed placard at the back reading that he was an anti Gorkhaland person which had ruined the hills in the past 20 years. “We want to let people know that Subash Ghisingh was a betrayer,” said Pradhan.

The other trucks displayed incident that happened in front of Deepak Gurung’s (GNLF Darjeeling Branch Committee President) in which Morcha activist Pramilla Sharma was shot dead, the incident which occurred in Siliguri in which ex serviceman was beaten up, the kargil war where the Gorkha soldiers were fighting, the incident that lead to the closure of chungthung tea estate in Bijanbari and Morcha activist in front of Writers building demanding Gorkhaland.

Once the trucks left for Darjeeling to join a bigger rally there, the Morcha supporters dressed in their Traditional attire rose up to celebrations dancing and singing traditional songs all over the town before the rally came to an end at Kurseong Motor stand after marching all through the Hill Cart road and Burdhwan road. The Rally was also joined by the Minorities. More than 5000 people participated in the rally.    

 

 

 
Pic1: A model Of Subash Ghisingh during the rally.
Pic2: A model Of Subash Ghisingh in front waves hands to the Public while a Morcha Activist at the back with the Morcha Flag.

Bhusan Chettri, DT Correspondent