Hills educated youths likely to miss GTA election for SSC examination

Many educated unemployed youths of the Hills is learnt to miss to exercise their voting rights for the upcoming Gorkha Territorial Administration election slated on July 29 as School Service Commission examination coincides with the date.  The absence of the SSC Board in the Hills has forced the unemployed youths to reach the plains for filling up the forms. The issue of the admit cards for the said examination has started.More than 6 lacs of the unemployed youths will be sitting for the examination which coincides with the GTA election. One of the youth talking with reporter at Kalimpong said that “I belong to Kurseong and I had made plans to reach Kurseong on July 28, but the examination date has stunned me”. He expressed his dilemma whether to vote in the election or to face the examination which he has been preparing since many months. Everyone in the Hills is said to have filled the examination forms. The GJM Spokesperson also the MLA Kalimpong Dr Harka Bahadur Chettri said that he will be keeping the issue before the party High Command in order to sort out the problem. Every individual in a democratic set up have right to vote and no one can take away the rights he added. Dr Chettri assured that the party will aware the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who will be visiting the Hills on July 13. It is now the time that decides whether the educated youths can exercise their right of not.