BGP Sikkim feels old settlers have misguided Supreme Court as well People aspersing Sikkimese Nepali as foreigner rather curse their own ancestors: KN Sharma

Gangtok, 26 June2013:Bharatiya Gorkha Parishangh (BGP) , Sikkim strongly condemning the aspersion against Sikkimese Nepali by anti social elements within so-called Old Settlers of Sikkim put forth a strong objection to their remark as absolutely anti social gesture. This so-called old settlers, as the BGP Sikkim president K N Sharma stated that they on the advice of the then Indian political officer in Sikkim refuse to accept Sikkim Subject ship in 1961 denying their allegiance and faith to the then Choygal and the Kingdom of Sikkim. With the pride of being an Indian, they thought Sikkim Subject of no value then. Now the Central Income Tax (IT) exemption to the native Sikkimese Nepali has become a cause for their heart burn which is very much pitiable. For the anguish of their own past mistake they should not subject native Sikkimese Nepali as foreigner to heal their heart for petty gain like IT exemption. The IT exemption by Government is constitutionally guaranteed to the native Sikkimese under the preview of the provisions granted under article 371 (F) which excludes these so called Old settlers who calms themselves the Indians. Hence the exemption doesn’t include them as they are not native Sikkimese as per the constitution .

And asking IT exemption for themselves labeling Sikkimese Nepali as foreigner is a logic totally absurd and highly objectionable. President Sharma suggests that these anti social elements to restrain themselves from sawing seed of communal hatred for their own safety. And apologizing for their mistake will help them correct and carve out a secure place for themselves in Sikkimese society for a peaceful co-existence. President Sharma also has offered them with options and suggested them to make their own choice as to what may be better for their own selves . BGP Sikkim has observed that the perjury that they have laid before the honorable Supreme Court has the effect that it may misled the highest court of the land. BGP Sikkim has also been authorized by the central committee of the BGP to take all steps to resolve this issue and to clear all erroneous misconceptions about the national status of Gorkhas of Sikkim.

BGP Sikkim Condemns the posters inciting communal disharmony in the state

Gangtok, 24 July 2013 Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP) Sikkim strongly condemns the act of anti Sikkimese elements in the state trying to disturbed the communal harmony of peaceful Sikkim. The posters stuck around different places in the East and the West district of Sikkim carry provoking contents that are targeted against bonafide Sikkimese Nepali, Bhutia and Lepcha. Offending text in the posters are detrimental to the peace , communal harmony and the security of state. BGP Sikkim feels, that the text in the posters are intentionally schemed to derange the law and order situation in the state. BGP Sikkim, general secretary Prabin Khaling appeals the people in the state through the press release to maintain calm and avert the ill intentioned design of the elements at work to destabilize the tranquil atmosphere of the state. BGP Sikkim also appeals the state administration to get to the root through thorough investigation against this anti social elements working against the state. BGP Sikkim appreciate the suo motu action taken by the police authority as well.

BGP, Sikkim State Committee to create “Youth Cell”

Gyalshing,11 Dec: A meeting of West District sub-committees of Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP), Sikkim Unit and the members of the BGP State working committee was convened today under the chairmanship of the president, BGP West District Committee, HB Pradhan.Meeting decided over the enhancement of a progressive, patriotic and peaceful society. Keeping in view the consistent demand of the youth of the Parisangha, regarding the formation of a separate wing of youth, the meeting today passed a resolution to grant the formation of the same.

The Separate wing would be working in various agendas like the research upon the history of the Indian Gorkha’s helping develop the status of Gorkhas and various works relating with the upliftment of the community. Besides the separate wing of youth would be working for the various social causes such as drug abuse and similar social derormities, upliftment of cultural and social aspects among the youth etc.


Addressing the meet, the president of BGP, Sikkim branch, Dr. Kamal Gururng suggested that the association pertains to the level of national level and hence it was important for every member to develop the vision and their show up their activities up to a national level for which he urged the members to develop the quality of leadership to guide the association at a national level. The ex-secretary to the Government of Sikkim cum patron member of BGP Sikkim, K N Sharma asserted the the activities towards the upliftment of the various cultures of the region and thus expand their activity up to grass root level.

The General Secretary of the BGP Sikkim, S Pandey highlighting the various issues of the Indian Gorkha community and the site at which Gorkha people are looked upon by the other parts of the country he voiced for the united Gorkha population in order to gain their true status among other parts of the country.

The secretary of the association, Pravin Khaling urged that people to mark their community as Gorkha in a community census to be held in the upcoming days. Prior to that Khaling stated that by specifying their own community or rather than in the census the actual count of Gorkha community as a whole would not be known and thus in that case the centre government will not have any base over actual strength of population of Gorkha community in the country.

The meet today also decided over the third year of national level meeting on 2012. The meeting further decided over the handing over the leadership to the memvers in the future programs to be initiated. President of the BGP (Dentam branch) Surat Gurung also discussed the various agenda of the association briefly in the meeting. He stated that the association should check the wrong impression over the association as being a political association, among the general public and thus appealed the members to publicize the association clarifying such notions. The represesentative of Bermiok BGP branch. Ghanashyam Nepal stated his views over the establishment of an office of the association in order to take up the activities of the association in an organized manner.

Two newly joined members of the association from Dentam, RB Rai and YB khatiwada stated that they had joined the association to work out the noble ideas of the association in a better and unanimous way. Treasurer, West District, Sunder Kr. Pradhan, Dentam Secretary HP Chettri, Dillifrm Chettri,Jiwan Prakash Chettri. Madhu Sharma, Narendra Rai and K N Sharma discussed over the agenda of the next meeting. The meet concluded over the decision over the conduct of meeting in Somarey, Soreng and Reshi of West Sikkim.

BGP Sikkim observed 68th Balidan Diwas in Gangtok

Gangtok: August 25,2011
Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP) Sikkim Unit celebrated the 68th Balidan Diwas today here in the capital under the chairmanship of Mr. Kamal Gurung who is also the president of BGP Sikkim unit.



During the occasion Mr. C.P Dewan was the chief guest whereas Mr. Pradhumna Shrestha was the guest of honour.


While addressing the gathering Mr. C.P Dewan said that ‘we have to respect the contribution of Martyrs who has awarded a lot of contribution during the movement before 1947 and due to their sacrifice India succeeded in gaining freedom from British rule.




Mr. Dewan further mentioned that BGP is a non political organizations that always tries to protect the identity of Gorkha community in India so that it is the right time to make BGP strong across the state and nation as a whole.


BGP can bring Gorkha community in one single platform but it needs contribution from every individual and Mr. Dewan appealed all the Gorkha community to give some


contribution considering the development of Gorkha community.Furthermore Mr. Dewan said that BGP is like an umbrella organization and has formed its units across the country that is functioning actively for the welfare of the community.

We have many challenge but we have to face it and always remain positive because without challenge organization can not go ahead added Mr. Dewan.Mr. Kamal Gurung during his address informed that many Gorkha people have sacrificed for the country but there are some martyrs who are still unseen in the Indian history so considering the fact BGP has been trying to bring those left out martyrs in Indian history too.BGP is one of the organizations of Gorkha community who always struggles for Gorkha communities’ welfare, upliftment and safeguard nation wide.During the occasion Mr. Bijay Bantawa presented seminar paper on contribution of Gorkha community in the nation and said that BGP always provides right direction to the Gorkha community and has been doing lot of work in favor of Gorkha since its formation.



Mr. Bantawa also focused on the instance of Major Durga Malla who was a freedom fighter and had also sacrificed his life for free India.

Sikkim BGP secretary Prabin Khaling, in his address, said that the Parisangh has mannaged to trace out the ancestral home of Indian freedom fighter from Sikkim, Helen Lepha who was known as Sabitri Devi during her participation in the national movement.

"Her ancestral home has been traced out in South Sikkim and we have requested the state government to name the Namchi Central Park as Sabitri Devi park.We have received positive response from the government." said Khaling. The programme was also address by the state working president Narayan Bhattarai, Secretary Zone II Somnath Pandey , west district committee resident HB Pradhan and active member Amar Bania "Loahoro"

INVITATION

Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh Sikkim cordially Invites you on the occasion of “BALIDAN DIWAS 2011” on 25th August 2011. at Mayur Hotel, PS Road, Gangtok,11 AM

President
Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh
Sikkim State Unit.

INVITATION

Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh Sikkim cordially Invites to all of our Gorkhay Santan on the occasion of “BALIDAN DIWAS 2011” at Gangtok, on 25th August 2011.
Place: Hotel Mayur PS Road Gangtok, East Sikkim
Time: 11 am
President
Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh
Sikkim State Unit.

देन्ताममा भागोपको वृहत सभा सम्पन्न

देन्ताम,15 मई। भारतीय गोर्खाहरूको राष्ट्रिय छाता संगठन भारतीय गोर्खा परिसंघ (भागोप) सिक्किम राज्य समितिको पश्चिम सिक्किमको देन्ताममा भव्य सांगठनीक सभा सम्पन्न भयो। देन्ताम बरिष्ठ पाठशालाको प्रेक्षागृहमा स्थानीय युवा, वुद्धिजिवी, शिक्षकवर्ग,सरकारी कर्मचारी तथा राजनीतिज्ञहरूको रहर लाग्दो उपस्थितिमा सम्पन्न यस बैठकमा पश्चिम जिल्ला पञ्चायत उपाध्यक्ष बीबी विष्ट मुख्य अतिथिको रूपमा उपस्थित थिए।

हिजो शनीबार सम्पन्न उक्त बैठकमा आफ्नो सम्बोधन राख्दै उपाध्यक्ष विष्टले भने, यो संगठनलाई धेरैले राजनैतिक संगठनको रूपमा हेर्ने गर्छन् तर आज यहाँ यो सोच परिवर्तन गर्न आवश्यक छ। उनले भने, हामी पश्चिम जिल्लाको सबै दूर्गम ठाउँमा पनि यो संगठनलाई पुऱ्याएर गोर्खे समाज निर्माणको निम्ति कार्य गर्नुपर्छ। उनले पश्चिम जिल्लाको विभिन्न ठाउँमा भागोपको प्रतिनिधि बनाउनु पर्ने तथा भागोप नसुनेको ठाउँलाई पनि सुनाएर यसको महत्व र जातिको हितामा हुने कार्य गर्न सबैलाई हातेमालो गराउनु पर्ने सबैको कर्तव्य रहेको बताए।

यसैगरि भागोपको सत्प्रयासमा राज्य सरकारलाई गोर्काल्याण्डको निम्ति विधानसभामा प्रस्ताव पारित गराउने जुन आग्रह गरिएको थियो त्यसलाई सम्मान गर्दै गत 29 मार्चको दिन विधानसभामा ऐतिहासिक प्रस्ताव पारित गरिएको उनले उपस्थित समुदायलाई अवगत गराए।

बैठकमा राज्य अध्यक्ष डॉ. कमल गुरुङले आफ्नो सम्बौधनमा भने, भागोप राजनीति, धर्म र जातको संकुचित विचार धाराबाट माथि उल्किएर भारतमा बस्ने गोर्खा समुदायको सामाजिकस्तर अन्य जातिको हाराहारीमा पुऱ्याउने उद्देश्य राखेर कार्य गरिरहेको बताए। उनले भने, गोर्खा जातिको विभिन्न जात रहेको छ तर सबै जातको सा-साना धाराहरू मिलेर गोर्खा जाति नदी बन्छ हामी नदी बगौं एक जुट भएर यसो गर्दा हाम्रो अस्तित्व यथावत रहनेछ भने सबै जातको परम्परा र संस्कृतिको मेलले नै पूर्णाङ्ग गोर्खा जाति बनिनेछ।

उनले भारतीय गोर्खाहरूको देश प्रतिको योगदान र अनवरत देशप्रेमको भावनालाई देश समक्ष प्रस्तुत गर्नु पर्ने तथा इतिहासमा भएका भुलहरूलाई सच्याएर नयाँ इतिहास लेख्नु भागोपको उद्देश्य रहेका बताए। यसैगरि भागोपको राष्ट्रिय स्वरूप र कार्यप्रणालीबारे कार्यकारी आध्यक्ष नारायण भट्टराईले अवगत गराए। उनले भागोपको राष्ट्रिय मुद्दाहरू छिनो फानो गर्नु पर्ने दिशामा सबै तहबाट सहयोग र जोड लगाउनु पर्ने बताए ।

जसमा गोर्खाहरूको राष्ट्रिय चिन्हारीको प्रश्नसित जोडिएको छुट्टै राज्यको माग, गोर्खाहरूलाई दूरदर्शनमा गोर्खा च्यानल, गोर्खा बुद्धिजिवीहरूलाई राष्ट्रको सम्मानित पदमा मनोनित गराउने,भाषिक अल्पसंख्यको दर्जा दिलाउने, चियाबारी र सिन्कोनको समस्यालाई राष्ट्रिय समस्याको रूपमा चिन्हित गर्दै समाधान गराउने तथा पूर्वोत्तर राज्यका गोर्खाहरूको समस्यामाथि केन्द्र सरकारले ध्यान केन्द्रित गर्नु पर्ने अनि भागोपलाई गोर्खा प्रमाणपत्र प्रदान गर्ने संस्थानको मान्यता प्रदान गर्नु पर्ने जस्ता गहन र राष्ट्रि मुद्दामाथि अझ प्रसस्त कार्य हुनुपर्ने दिशामा जोड दिए।

अर्कोतिर भागोप राज्य शाखाका सल्लाहकार तथा पूर्व डीजीपी सीपी गिरीले भारतमा गोर्खाहरूको अवस्था र गोर्खाहरूले निर्धारण गर्नुपर्ने भावि कार्यक्रमहरूको बारेमा उपस्थित व्यक्तित्वहरूमाझ जानकारी गराए। उनले गोर्खाहरूलाई शैक्षिक, समाजिक अनि राजनैतिक र आर्थिक रूपले सम्पन्न गराएर राष्ट्रियस्तरमा शीर ठाँडो पारेर अघि बज्न सक्ने एउटा समभ्य जातिको रूपमा विकास गर्नुपर्ने बताए।

यसरी नै सिक्किम राज्य समिति द्वारा थालिएको कार्यक्रम र युवाहरूको सभागिताबारे सचिव प्रवीण खालिङले प्रष्ट पारे। उनले भने, देशले रगत मागे मलाई बलि चडाउ भन्दै सधैं गर्दन थापेर अघि आउने गोर्खाहरूले अब आफ्नो रगत बगेको हिसाब गर्दै देशले पनि अब गोर्खालाई हेर्ने दिन आएको छ। यसको निम्ति युवाहरूले शिक्षित र देशको कुनै पनि परिवेशमा कार्य गर्न सक्ने सक्षम नागरिको रूपमा आफूलाई तयार पार्नुपर्ने आह्वान गरे।

उनले भागोप सिक्किम राज्य शाखा द्वारा आगामी वर्षदेखि आइएएस, आइपीएस, आइएफएस तथा आइआरएस जस्तै सेवाको निम्ति सिक्किमे युवाहरूलाई तयार पार्ने व्यवस्था मिलाउने बताए। यसैगरि अन्य विभिन्न करियर सम्बऩ्धि जानकारीहरू पनि भागोपको राज्य शाखा कार्यालयबाट जिल्ला र शाखा समितिहरूमा पठाउने बताए।

यसैगरि भागोप राज्य शाखाको महत्वकांक्षी परियोजना सावित्रीदेवीको मुर्ति स्थापनाबारे आवश्यक दस्तावेजहरूको संकलनमा सबैले आफ्नो तर्फबाट पनि प्रयास गरेर भेटिएका दस्तावेजहरू राज्य शाखालाई उपलब्ध गराउनु पर्ने बताए। यसै गरि उनले अबको समय युवाहरूको जिम्मामा रहेको बताउँदै युवाहरूले जातिको उत्थान र विकासको निम्ति भागोपसित मिलेर अझ वृहतरूपमा कार्य गर्नुपर्ने बताए।

यसैगरि कार्यकर्ममा देन्ताम शाखाका अध्यक्ष सुरत गुरुङले भागोपको कार्यक्रमले गोर्खा समाजमा जातिप्रतिको प्रेम र यसको विकासको निम्ति महत्वपूर्ण कार्य गरिरहेको बताउदै राजनैतिक कुरा भनेर पर सर्ने मानसिकताबाट माथि उठेर जातिको हित र अस्तित्व रक्षाको निम्ति सबै अघि आउनुपर्ने बताए। यसैगरि हिबर्मेकका अध्यक्ष अशोक प्रधानले भने, भागोप गोर्खाहरूलाई राष्ट्रिय स्तरमा चिन्हारी प्रदान गर्दै उठाउने संस्था हो।

यो राजनीति भन्दा माथिको विषय हो सबैले यसको निम्ति सहयोग गर्दै जातीय एकताको निम्ति परिसंघसित कार्य गर्नुपर्छ, उनले भने। कार्यक्रमको सञ्चालन देन्तामका महासचिव जेपी छेत्रीले गरेका थिए भने राज्य महासचिव एस पाण्डे, सांगठनीक सचिव प्रेम राज गुरूङ, एसएम सुब्बा आदिले पनि अन्तरक्रियामा भाग लिएका थिए। कार्यक्रमलाई रोचक बनाउन स्थानीय लिटल विस्डम अंग्रेजी विद्यालयका विद्यार्थीहरूले लोक नृत्य प्रस्तुत गरेका थिए। कार्यक्रममा गोर्खा जागरण गीत बाट कार्यक्रमको थालनी गरिएको थियो।

फोटोः कार्यक्रमलाई सम्बोधन गर्दै बीबी विष्ट अनि उपस्थित वुद्धिजिवी र युवावर्ग