Reacting to the arrest of Gorkha
Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Darjee and warrants issued for other
leaders, CPM veteran and former Left Front minister Ashok Bhattacharya
today slammed the Trinamool Congress led state government for applying
force to suppress the voice of the hill people. He described Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision to apprehend GJM leaders as a
‘tyrannical step’ and added she is forcing the party to withdraw its
support to BJP.
Addressing a press conference today at
the Anil Biswas Bhawan, the CPM party office, Bhattacharya said the
state government is practicing the politics of “counter violence” which
could prove catastrophic for democracy.
He said the relation between Trinamool
and GJM was sweet until the hill party agreed to all the orders given by
CM. But all of a sudden GJM found itself facing the CM’s wrath after it
announced support to BJP. Trinamool Congress is playing pressure
tactics in the hills to get the upper hand over GJM, added the former
minister.
The CPM leader claimed the erstwhile
Left Front government had never used force and violence to choke the
voices of the opposition parties before any elections. But the present
state government is deliberately trying to snatch away the democratic
right of other political parties in the state in an attempt to establish
totalitarian rule.
DDUDF accuses TMC of tyranny
Mirik branch of Darjeeling Dooars United
Development Foundation has condemned the state government for issuing
arrest warrants against top GJM leaders including Bimal Gurung and Asha
Gurung just ahead of the LS polls.
Speaking to the reporters DDUDF Mirik
convener Tilak Rai said it is totally undemocratic of TMC government to
issue arrest warrants because GJM is not supporting it in the LS
elections. He alleged the issuing of warrants and arresting GJM leaders
again and that too just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections exposes its
oppressive attitude towards the Gorkha community.
“Supporting someone purely depends on
one’s thought, but the Bengal government is behaving in a tyrannical way
by launching raids and arresting leaders when the elections are at the
doorsteps” Rai asserted.
“The TMC government is misusing the
police to issue warrants, arrest and intimidate people, but all these
will never give them the Darjeeling LS seat.” Asserting the government
to end the autocratic behaviour, the DDUDF leader alleged the government
is mocking democracy and trying to terrorise the hills and its people.
In the meantime, the DDUDF today held a
meeting here and elected its conveners for Singbulli, Ghayabaree,
Phuguri, Seyok, Bunklung, Murma, Krishnanagar and other areas under
Mirik block.
Tilak Rai further informed by March 21
DDUDF’s women and youth wings will also be formed in these places and on
March 30 a mass rally and meeting will be held in Mirik Bazzar. He also
claimed DDUDF founder and independent candidate Mahendra P Lama will
win this year's elections by over 60% votes.(EOIC)