Kalimpong: The Kalimpong branch of the Janmukti Chalak
Mahasangh on Wednesday shifted their allegiance to the Binay
Tamang-cum-Anit Thapa faction of the Gorkha Jamukti Morcha, giving a
fillip to the rebels a day ahead of the group's first public meeting
here on Thursday.
The Mahasangh, which is the umbrella
organisation of 62 unions of drivers from different parts of the
Kalimpong district, held a meeting in its office here and unanimously
decided to join the Tamang-Thapa group. Thapa, who reached the Mahasangh
office at Motor Stand a little after the divers' meeting, welcomed them
all to their fold and promised to help solve their myriad problems.
The
meeting had earlier prepared a 10-point list of demands, including,
among others, early completion and operation of the new motor stand
opposite the Novelty Cinema in Kalimpong, setting of lodging facility
for family members of the drivers who come to Kalimpong for medical
treatment, appointment of able members of the Mahasangh as drivers in
GTA departments and scholarships to deserving children of drivers to
enable them pursue higher education.
Mahendra
Gurung, the president of the Mahasangh's Kalimpong branch, said the
decision to shift allegiance to Tamang-Thapa camp was a unanimous one.
Our association has always sided with the ruling dispensation in the
hills. We are faced with a lot of problems, and are hopeful that the new
GTA administration will solve them. Along with extending our support to
the new dispensation, we have also presented a 10-point memorandum of
demands to the GTA vice-chairman," he said.
The Telegraph
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