GTA chief Binay Tamang on
Tuesday criticised the BJP for allegedly failing to list a bill during
the ongoing winter session of Parliament to grant Scheduled Tribe status
to 11 hill communities terming it another “betrayal” by the saffron
camp towards the Gorkhas.
The winter session began on Tuesday and is scheduled to end on January 8.
Citing
the Lok Sabha bulletin number 7454-7464 dated December 5, 2018, Tamang,
who is also the president of the Gorkha janmukti Morcha, said: “Despite
tall claims by the BJP and leaders associated with Bimal Gurung, there
is no mention of a bill for the inclusion of 11 hill communities in the
ST category. This is a sad day for the Gorkhas, who had voted for the
BJP twice, and have always been betrayed by the BJP.”
The bulletin
has listed 38 bills, including one financial bill, which are likely to
be introduced during the ongoing winter session.
“It is very
unfortunate that the bill for the ST status finds no mention. How long
will the Gorkhas be hoodwinked by the BJP? Our (Morcha’s) stand is very
clear. We will not support the BJP in the upcoming parliamentary
elections,” said Tamang in Darjeeling today.
The Morcha leader said the BJP had added insult to injury.
“If
one goes through the memorandum of agreement for the GTA, it has
clearly been mentioned that the issue of setting up a central university
would be taken up in the hills. However, a bill for a central
university in Andhra Pradesh has been listed for this winter session.
But there has been no thought for Darjeeling,” said Tamang.
According
to Tamang, a bill titled “The Central University (Amendment) Bill,
2018, to establish a new Central University and Central Tribal
University in Andhra Pradesh has been listed.
Tamang said Assembly
election results in five states on Tuesday clearly indicated that the
trend was clearly against the BJP in the country.
“We
would like to congratulate the Congress and all other parties that won
the elections, except the BJP. The injustice done by the NDA towards
farmers, businessman and the general public has shown. The vote shares
clears shows that the trend is against the BJP in the country,” said
Tamang.
The Telegraph
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