BGP for Gorkhaland cause

The Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP), a political organization of the Gorkha community has joined the Gorkhaland cause. To intensify the statehood claim, the BGP would hold a four-day meet under the banner of national executive council in Delhi, starting from 21 December.

The BGP, central committee, general secretary and spokesperson Mr Sukhman Moktan informed that to pressurize the centre for a separate state for Gorkha Community, the BGP would stage a dharna in New Delhi on 21 December and organize a meet including seminar in Delhi.

Executive members of the BGP, intellectuals and representatives of all political parties, MPs and MLA's from different parts of India would participate in the meet, he added.

According to BGP executive committee member Mr Binodh Prakash Sharma, in addition to raising the demand for a separate state for the Gorkha community, seven other issues such as the Indo-Nepal Treaty of 1950 would be discussed in the meet.
Notably, the BGP originated from Aizwal in 2000 and is an organization, whose members are from all over the country.

Source: The Statesman

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