TMC hill top bras leaders appeals Morcha to withdraw bandh and choose democratic movement

Prashant Acharya, EOI, SILIGURI, 30 Jun 2017 : TMC hill spokesperson Binny Sharma on Friday termed the ongoing agitation by Morcha is just to vanish ‘flourishing’ Trinamool from the hills.

Sharma along with TMC hill president Rajen Mukhia appeared before media after long time just to appeal hill people not to burn the houses, damage properties and launch the movement in a democratic way maintaining peace in hills.

The duo called a press conference at Siliguri Journalist Club and requested Morcha to withdraw strikes for the peace and development of the hills.

Sharma said, “If your (referring to Morcha) destination is achieved by burning the houses then burn our houses too, we can even die for that. But the achievement will not achieve by agitating in hills you all have to knock the door of Prime Minister and ‘gharao’ the house of Darjeeling MP S S Ahlauwalia who won from hill promising to solve the problems of people here.”

Sharma further said, “The agitation for Gorkhaland is not new, in 1986 around 1250 people died officially but what had happened leaders after getting chairs forget everything. Same in 2007, where people sacrificed for the separate state, but all went in vain. This agitation launched by Morcha is just to banish TMC from hills after they saw our party winning seats in civic polls in Mirik and received votes in other regions.”

Binny also blamed hill leaders for hiring food items for them from neighbouring Sikkim, Nepal and Dooars and left other people suffer from hunger.

TMC hill president Rajen Mukhia, “I was also Gorkhaland supporter during 80’s but now realised that center will not allow separate state but hang on with interim measures that has been seen till now.”

He questioned why are the MLA’s of the hills not resigning if they don't like to live in Bengal. Mukhia also requested Morcha to withdraw strikes.

According to Mukhia till now agitators have burnt 12 houses and damaged 11 owned by TMC leaders and supporters in hills.