Siliguri,TT Jan. 27: Gautam Deb today
said he did not want to comment on any other party’s political
programme when told that most Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders would be in
Delhi when the chief minister visits Darjeeling on January 29.
“The Utsav will be
held for the first time at Darjeeling Mall from 1pm on Tuesday in the
presence of chief minister Mamata Banerjee. We have invited Morcha
leaders and GTA members to the event,” Deb said, while giving an outline
of Mamata Banerjee’s trip.
When told that
some of the Morcha senior leaders had already left the hills to take
part in a protest in Delhi, Deb said: “I hope everybody will
participate in the festival and it will be a success. I don’t want to
comment on the political programme of any other political party.”
Mamata will be in Darjeeling on Tuesday to open the hill segment of the Uttarbanga Utsav.
The Morcha had
earlier said that its senior leaders would not be present at the event
in the wake of the party’s renewed agitation for a separate state. All
three Morcha MLAs and party general secretary Roshan Giri are in New
Delhi now to take part in a dharna to press for the creation of
Gorkhaland. Sources in Darjeeling said Morcha president Bimal Gurung may
leave for Delhi tomorrow to take part in the dharna that would continue
till February 5.
Although the
Morcha didn’t clarify if its leaders would share the dais with the chief
minister in Darjeeling on January 29, observers believe they would like
to avoid a meeting with Mamata when the agitation for Gorkhaland was
going on. The week-long festival will be inaugurated at Kanchenjungha
stadium at 4pm tomorrow. Anjan Dutt and Jojo will perform at the
Darjeeling event.
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