Hill Congress to participate in Cong national conference

EOI, Mirik, 12 January 2014: The Darjeeling District Hill Congress will take part in the All India Congress Committee’s national conference on January 17 that will be held in New Delhi. Hill Congress committee convener Saroj Khatri said the committee will seek permanent political solution for Darjeeling hills in the conference. Among the other issues the hill committee will also place the demands for implementation of centre’s 52 schemes here, initiation of Balasan water project, establishment of central university, resolving of unemployment problem.

Speaking to the journalists in Mirik, Khatri said candidates from the hills should be appointed to over 600 vacant seats in railway along with the vacant posts lying at All India Radio. He said the committee will adopt a resolution on permanent solution to the political questions of the hills in its meeting during early February. However, he denied clarifying what the permanent solution will be, saying it is unripe to disclose the matter. In the mean time it has been informed the Mirik unit of the party was also formed today.