Gorkhas in Mizoram voice their support for ‘Gorkhaland’

Mizonews.Net, Aizawl : ”We Want Immediate Creation of ‘Gorkhaland’ Under Article 3(A) Of The Indian Indian Constitution.” This is the message that the Gorkha community of Mizoram,under the banner of Mizoram Gorkha Youth Association; Mizoram Gorkha Sangh; Mizoram Gorkha Women Association; Mizoram Gorkha Students’ Union; Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh(Mizoram State Committee) and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Mizoram State Committee) sent to the Central government and West Bengal on August 17, 2013 during a peaceful sit-in rally near the Mahatma Gandhi Statue in Aizawl. 

The sit-in was organised to urge the Union government, the Gorkha Community of Mizoram under the Banner of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Mizoram State Committee), Mizoram Gorkha Youth Association, Mizoram Gorkha Sangh, Mizoram Gorkha Nari Samaj, Mizoram Gorkha Students’Union,Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh(Mizoram State Committee) to take immediate and appropriate measures in fulfilling the long standing legitimate demand of statehood to Gorkhaland to be curved out from West Bengal. 

The banner/placards read “We strongly condemn the brutal suppression of democratic Gorkhaland by West Bengal government” and “We support Gorkhaland Movement”. “For the record, the demand for Gorkhaland state is fully reasonable and justifiable in all aspects considering the larger interest and aspiration of Gorkha people in terms of their linguistic and political identity,” organisers said. 

The demand for Gorkhaland is also the oldest among the demand for seperate states. “But the Centre has continuously shown partiality by creating other states and neglecting our demands,” they said. 

The Gorkha Community of Mizoram said it give full support for the ongoing demand of Gorkhaland spearheaded by recently formed Gorkhaland Joint Action Committee – a conglomeration of 8 political parties including GJM. Cinema Cover Ads! “Gorkhaland is our identity as well as birth right in India. Hence, we, the people of Mizoram have full faith on Indian Government that it will do justice in fulfilling the long standing legitimate demand of statehood to Gorkhaland,” they said.