DARJEELING, Nov. 14: The Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha president Mr Bimal Gurung has faxed a memorandum to Union home minister Mr Shivraj Patil and Assam chief minister Mr Tarun Gogoi condemning the killing of two Nepali boys in indiscriminate firing by an extremist group in Assam recently.
Tanka Chettri and Dipak Chettri were victims of the random firing by a militant group Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel) on 10 November at a Nepalese settlement of Kamala Tea Estate in North Cachar hills. The firing seriously injured many others and left the villagers petrified.
“With deep anguish we express our condemnation of the act. Gorkhas have been exemplary citizens in Assam but the incident has triggered a feeling of insecurity among Gorkhas in the region,” said GJMM general-secretary Mr Roshan Giri.
According to Mr Giri police from nearby Mahur area had warned the people just before the attacks but it was too late for security arrangements by then. “This means that the police knew of the attacks but did nothing for the villagers’ safety,” he said.
Mr Giri added that this could prove adverse at a time when the Gorkha's are leading a movement for a separate state and identity from West Bengal. “The Gorkhaland movement is at a decisive stage and this type of attacks on Gorkhas could flare up emotions. We demand that the Assam government and Centre intervene on the matter and arrest the culprits,” he said.
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