The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today suffered a major setback in Mirik
civic election following the rejection of nomination of Dhurba Bomjon,
who was projected to be the chairman if the party won the poll.
Bomjon had filed his nomination from ward 7 in Mirik.
Joyoshi Dasgupta, the Darjeeling district magistrate and district
election officer, today said: "Papers of two candidates were rejected in
Mirik. In Kurseong, one candidate's nomination has been rejected and
another one is under consideration in Darjeeling. The candidates have
been disqualified as per sections 29 and 30 of West Bengal Municipal
Elections Act (1994)."
Jyoti Kumar Rai, the assistant general secretary
of the Morcha, said: "The nomination of Bomjon, who was the projected
candidate for the chairman's post in Mirik municipality, has been
rejected on the grounds that he has a pending bill in Mirik
municipality."
"We, however, think that the judgment has not been impartial and we
will approach the district election officer for a review," said Rai.
Binod Khati had filed papers as Morcha's dummy candidate from the ward 7 in Mirik.
If the appeal is not upheld, Khati will be the Morcha's candidate in
the ward. But this would still be a setback for the hill party in Mirik
where Mamata Banerjee's decision to promise land rights has put the
Morcha on the backfoot.(TT)
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