The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has decided to celebrate the shelving of the Sixth Schedule bill from tomorrow.
In a departure from traditional modes of celebration in the hills, the party has urged its supporters to light seven earthen lamps in front of their houses at 7pm every day from December 7. The ongoing winter session of Parliament, in which the Sixth Schedule bill could not be passed, comes to an end on December 7. Morcha leaders, who are opposed to the special status, had lobbied with the BJP leadership who insisted that the amendment bill be first placed before the Standing Committee for discussion.
Binay Tamang, the press and publicity secretary of the Morcha, said: “When Lord Ram returned from exile, the people celebrated the dawn of Ram Rajya by lighting earthen lamps in front of their houses. Our celebration too will usher in a Ram Rajya in the hills.”
According to observers, the Morcha leadership’s attachment to the digit 7 can be traced to their belief in numerology. In fact, Morcha president Bimal Gurung had once told The Telegraph that 7 has always been unlucky for GNLF chief Subash Ghisingh.
“After the Gorkhaland agitation, Ghisingh had opened a unit in Sikkim and the party had contested elections from seven constituencies. All the candidates had lost badly,” said Gurung. In keeping with the belief, the Morcha was floated on October 7.
In Panighata, 40km from Siliguri, a Morcha rally was pelted with stones this evening, said additional superintendent of police Rajesh Yadav. The rallyists were forced to take shelter in the local police outpost.
Source: The Telegraph
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ya the Morcha moves are real democratic these days after hacking one of the GNLF councilor. And what is wrong with the media people, I heard Ajoy is getting Morcha gundas almost everyday challenging him for a fight which Ajoy complained to the Police. Recently about 2 days back, the DGHC Information Office (Song and Drama Unit) was totally devasted at night by GJM gundas which very few people know about it. But the media was aware of the fact - why are the media people hiding the gundaism activities of the GJM. Gandhi on the face and fucked up activity in real is an eye wash.
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