छत्रे सुब्बाहरूलाई ममता सरकारले न्याय दिनुपर्छ-बन्दिमुक्ति कमिटी
मनोज वोगटी, कालेबुङ, 30 मई। 
उत्तरबङ्गाल बन्दिमुक्ति कमिटीले मुख्यमन्त्री ममता व्यानर्जीको बन्दिमुक्ति पहललाई नितान्तै महत्वपूर्ण पहल मानेको छ। बन्दिमुक्ति कमिटी राज्य कमिटीका सचिव छोटन दासले अघिल्लो सरकारले राजनैतिक फाइदाको निम्ति नै धेरै राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूलाई षड़ाएर राखेको बताउँदै ममताको सरकारले शुरूमा नै राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूप्रति उदारता देखाएको जनाएका छन्।
कलकत्ताबाट छोटन दासले टेलिफोनिक जानकारी दिए अनुसार ममता सरकारले राज्यभरिका राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूको उन्मुक्तिको निम्ति कमिटी नै गठन गर्ने घोषणा गरेका छन्। यसलाई लिएर ममता सरकारले प्राथमिक पहलमा नै राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूलाई मुक्त गर्ने सोंच बनाएको छ। छोटन दासले भने, राजभरि यस्ता बन्दिहरू धेरै छन्, जसलाई राजनैतिक कारणले बन्दि गरिएको भए पनि राजनैतिक बन्दिको दर्जा भने दिइएको छैन। अघिल्लो सरकारको मनोपोली यहीँबाट स्पष्ट थियो।
अहिलेको सरकारको सोंच र कार्यशैली नै फरक छ, यसकारण राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूलाई लिएर ममता व्यानर्जीले न्यायपूर्ण पहल गर्ने विश्वास बन्दिमुक्ति कमिटीलाई छ। तिनले पहाड़का छत्र सुब्बाहरूको सन्दर्भमा भने, छत्र सुब्बाहरूलाई राजनैतिक कारण नै पक्राउ गरिएको हो, तर उनीहरूलाई राजनैतिक बन्दिको मर्यादा संशोधनागृह सम्बन्धित विभागले प्रदान गरेन। यसमा अघिल्लो सरकारको राजनैतिक स्वार्थ थियो। सुप्रिम कोर्टले राजनैतिक कारणले बन्दि बनेकालाई स्वतः नै राजनैतिक बन्दिको मर्यादा प्रदान गर्नुपर्ने निर्देश दिएको छ, तर अघिल्लो सरकारले सुप्रिम कोर्टको निर्देशलाई कुनै महत्व दिइरहेको थिएन।
छत्र सुब्बा अनि तिनका साथीहरू 10 वर्षदेखि बन्दि छन्। उनीहरूको निम्ति बन्दिमुक्ति कमिटीले बारम्बार आवाज उठाउँदै आइरहेको छ। अब मुख्यमन्त्री ममता व्यानर्जीसित पनि उनीहरूको जिकिर गरिने छ। तिनले 31 मईको दिन बन्दिमुक्ति कमिटीले ममता व्यानर्जीसित बैठक गर्ने पनि जनाएका छन्। तिनले भने, ममता व्यानर्जीले गठन गर्ने बन्दि मुक्ति कमिटीमा हाम्रो बन्दि मुक्ति कमिटीका सदस्यहरू रहनेबारे कुराकानी भइरहेको छ। दार्जीलिङ जिल्ला कमिटीका अध्यक्ष अजित राय अनि सल्लाहकार विभास चक्रवर्ती कमिटीमा बस्ने सम्भावना रहेको पनि तिनले बताए। दासले भने, हाम्रा सदस्यहरू कमिटीमा रहेपछि छत्र सुब्बाहरूको मुद्दाले गति प्राप्त गर्ने छ।
हाम्रो माग छ, छत्र सुब्बाहरूलाई राजनैतिक बन्दिको मर्यादा दिएर उनीहरूलाई मुक्त गरिनुपर्छ। यसबारेमा राज्य कमिटी गम्भीर रहेको छ। यता क्रामाकपाको युवा सङ्गठन गक्रायुमोले पनि भर्खर नै छत्र सुब्बाहरूलाई मुक्त गरिनुपर्ने मागमा मुख्यमन्त्रीलाई पत्रव्यवहार गरिसकेको छ। बन्दि मुक्ति कमिटी जिल्ला शाखाका उपाध्यक्ष अरूण घतानीले छत्र सुब्बाहरूको मुक्तिको निम्ति कमिटी कटिबद्ध रहेको जनाए। तिनले राज्य कमिटीलाई जिल्ला कमिटीले जिल्लाका राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूको पूर्ण सूची उपलब्ध गराइने अनि यसैको आधारमा कमिटीले राज्य सरकारसित कुरा अघि बढ़ाउने जनाएका छन्।
Gurung happy with Mamata’s hill plans
TT, Calcutta, May 30: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung met chief minister Mamata Banerjee today and said he was “very happy” with her plans for the hills. He also withdrew the demand for a CBI probe into the Sibchu police firing that had killed three party activists on February 8.
“I am very happy with what Madam (Mamata) has thought about the hills. We came today to congratulate her and to tell her about our struggle. We had a very good discussion,” said Gurung after the 50-minute meeting, which also included chief secretary Samar Ghosh at Writers’ Buildings this evening. Neither the Morcha chief nor the chief minister, however, said what the plans for the hills were.
Mamata said the Morcha withdrew its demand for a CBI probe into the Sibchu incident after she requested the delegation to have faith in the CID, which she would “reconstitute”.
“Gurungbabu told me about the atrocities in the hills and about the Sibchu police firing, for which he wanted a CBI probe. I requested him to have faith in our CID, which I will reconstitute. We agreed on a CID probe. Our government will help the families of those killed in the incident,” said the chief minister.
Three hill MLAs — Trilok Kumar Dewan, Harka Bahadur Chhetri and Rohit Sharma — were part of the delegation as was the party backed Independent MLA from Kalchini, Wilson Chompromary.
Asked if the demand for Gorkhaland featured in the meeting, Gurung said: “Gorkhaland talks can come later. This was more of a courtesy visit.”
At that point of media interaction, Mamata interrupted and asked “everyone” to be “positive”.
“Please! I ask everyone to be positive. Please do not let the situation deteriorate by making him (Gurung) say more than he has to,” she said.
“If the political vision is in the right place, a lot can be achieved,” she added.
Sources in the government said the Morcha would be heard and they would receive all co-operation but statehood would remain out of the question. “We are open to offering greater autonomy to the hills, but a separate state remains out of the question. That was made clear by Didi again in today’s meeting,” said a Writers’ source.
The Morcha and the government have also agreed to another meeting at Writers’ on June 6 to decide on the course of action for a solution to the Darjeeling conundrum.
“We love Darjeeling. We love Bengal. Everyone wants a quick solution to the Darjeeling problem…. State government officials will meet the Morcha on June 6. Depending on the outcome of the meeting, there could be a political-level meeting eventually, where representatives from the Centre could also be invited,” said Mamata.
Asked if she was going to go to Darjeeling during the process of solving the problem in the hills, Mamata said: “Of course. I will go a thousand times if necessary.”
The Morcha leadership had earlier declared that their MLAs would resign if their demand for statehood was not met. The Morcha had threatened to contest every bye-election from the three constituencies and keep resigning till the government succumbed to their demands for statehood. Today, Gurung said there was no need “right away” to think “negatively”.
“The new government has a vision. Let us see where things go. There is no reason to start thinking negatively right away,” he said.
Gurung also pointed out that the Morcha was optimistic about finding a solution following the unseating of the Left Front after 34 years.
“We are finally free of the 34-year rule. Now things can get moving,” said Gurung on his way out of Writers’.
DHR to publish toy train booklets
उत्तरबङ्गाल बन्दिमुक्ति कमिटीले मुख्यमन्त्री ममता व्यानर्जीको बन्दिमुक्ति पहललाई नितान्तै महत्वपूर्ण पहल मानेको छ। बन्दिमुक्ति कमिटी राज्य कमिटीका सचिव छोटन दासले अघिल्लो सरकारले राजनैतिक फाइदाको निम्ति नै धेरै राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूलाई षड़ाएर राखेको बताउँदै ममताको सरकारले शुरूमा नै राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूप्रति उदारता देखाएको जनाएका छन्। कलकत्ताबाट छोटन दासले टेलिफोनिक जानकारी दिए अनुसार ममता सरकारले राज्यभरिका राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूको उन्मुक्तिको निम्ति कमिटी नै गठन गर्ने घोषणा गरेका छन्। यसलाई लिएर ममता सरकारले प्राथमिक पहलमा नै राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूलाई मुक्त गर्ने सोंच बनाएको छ। छोटन दासले भने, राजभरि यस्ता बन्दिहरू धेरै छन्, जसलाई राजनैतिक कारणले बन्दि गरिएको भए पनि राजनैतिक बन्दिको दर्जा भने दिइएको छैन। अघिल्लो सरकारको मनोपोली यहीँबाट स्पष्ट थियो।
अहिलेको सरकारको सोंच र कार्यशैली नै फरक छ, यसकारण राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूलाई लिएर ममता व्यानर्जीले न्यायपूर्ण पहल गर्ने विश्वास बन्दिमुक्ति कमिटीलाई छ। तिनले पहाड़का छत्र सुब्बाहरूको सन्दर्भमा भने, छत्र सुब्बाहरूलाई राजनैतिक कारण नै पक्राउ गरिएको हो, तर उनीहरूलाई राजनैतिक बन्दिको मर्यादा संशोधनागृह सम्बन्धित विभागले प्रदान गरेन। यसमा अघिल्लो सरकारको राजनैतिक स्वार्थ थियो। सुप्रिम कोर्टले राजनैतिक कारणले बन्दि बनेकालाई स्वतः नै राजनैतिक बन्दिको मर्यादा प्रदान गर्नुपर्ने निर्देश दिएको छ, तर अघिल्लो सरकारले सुप्रिम कोर्टको निर्देशलाई कुनै महत्व दिइरहेको थिएन।
छत्र सुब्बा अनि तिनका साथीहरू 10 वर्षदेखि बन्दि छन्। उनीहरूको निम्ति बन्दिमुक्ति कमिटीले बारम्बार आवाज उठाउँदै आइरहेको छ। अब मुख्यमन्त्री ममता व्यानर्जीसित पनि उनीहरूको जिकिर गरिने छ। तिनले 31 मईको दिन बन्दिमुक्ति कमिटीले ममता व्यानर्जीसित बैठक गर्ने पनि जनाएका छन्। तिनले भने, ममता व्यानर्जीले गठन गर्ने बन्दि मुक्ति कमिटीमा हाम्रो बन्दि मुक्ति कमिटीका सदस्यहरू रहनेबारे कुराकानी भइरहेको छ। दार्जीलिङ जिल्ला कमिटीका अध्यक्ष अजित राय अनि सल्लाहकार विभास चक्रवर्ती कमिटीमा बस्ने सम्भावना रहेको पनि तिनले बताए। दासले भने, हाम्रा सदस्यहरू कमिटीमा रहेपछि छत्र सुब्बाहरूको मुद्दाले गति प्राप्त गर्ने छ।
हाम्रो माग छ, छत्र सुब्बाहरूलाई राजनैतिक बन्दिको मर्यादा दिएर उनीहरूलाई मुक्त गरिनुपर्छ। यसबारेमा राज्य कमिटी गम्भीर रहेको छ। यता क्रामाकपाको युवा सङ्गठन गक्रायुमोले पनि भर्खर नै छत्र सुब्बाहरूलाई मुक्त गरिनुपर्ने मागमा मुख्यमन्त्रीलाई पत्रव्यवहार गरिसकेको छ। बन्दि मुक्ति कमिटी जिल्ला शाखाका उपाध्यक्ष अरूण घतानीले छत्र सुब्बाहरूको मुक्तिको निम्ति कमिटी कटिबद्ध रहेको जनाए। तिनले राज्य कमिटीलाई जिल्ला कमिटीले जिल्लाका राजनैतिक बन्दिहरूको पूर्ण सूची उपलब्ध गराइने अनि यसैको आधारमा कमिटीले राज्य सरकारसित कुरा अघि बढ़ाउने जनाएका छन्।
Gurung happy with Mamata’s hill plans
TT, Calcutta, May 30: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung met chief minister Mamata Banerjee today and said he was “very happy” with her plans for the hills. He also withdrew the demand for a CBI probe into the Sibchu police firing that had killed three party activists on February 8.
“I am very happy with what Madam (Mamata) has thought about the hills. We came today to congratulate her and to tell her about our struggle. We had a very good discussion,” said Gurung after the 50-minute meeting, which also included chief secretary Samar Ghosh at Writers’ Buildings this evening. Neither the Morcha chief nor the chief minister, however, said what the plans for the hills were.
Mamata said the Morcha withdrew its demand for a CBI probe into the Sibchu incident after she requested the delegation to have faith in the CID, which she would “reconstitute”.
“Gurungbabu told me about the atrocities in the hills and about the Sibchu police firing, for which he wanted a CBI probe. I requested him to have faith in our CID, which I will reconstitute. We agreed on a CID probe. Our government will help the families of those killed in the incident,” said the chief minister.
Three hill MLAs — Trilok Kumar Dewan, Harka Bahadur Chhetri and Rohit Sharma — were part of the delegation as was the party backed Independent MLA from Kalchini, Wilson Chompromary.
Asked if the demand for Gorkhaland featured in the meeting, Gurung said: “Gorkhaland talks can come later. This was more of a courtesy visit.”
At that point of media interaction, Mamata interrupted and asked “everyone” to be “positive”.
“Please! I ask everyone to be positive. Please do not let the situation deteriorate by making him (Gurung) say more than he has to,” she said.
“If the political vision is in the right place, a lot can be achieved,” she added.
Sources in the government said the Morcha would be heard and they would receive all co-operation but statehood would remain out of the question. “We are open to offering greater autonomy to the hills, but a separate state remains out of the question. That was made clear by Didi again in today’s meeting,” said a Writers’ source.
The Morcha and the government have also agreed to another meeting at Writers’ on June 6 to decide on the course of action for a solution to the Darjeeling conundrum.
“We love Darjeeling. We love Bengal. Everyone wants a quick solution to the Darjeeling problem…. State government officials will meet the Morcha on June 6. Depending on the outcome of the meeting, there could be a political-level meeting eventually, where representatives from the Centre could also be invited,” said Mamata.
Asked if she was going to go to Darjeeling during the process of solving the problem in the hills, Mamata said: “Of course. I will go a thousand times if necessary.”
The Morcha leadership had earlier declared that their MLAs would resign if their demand for statehood was not met. The Morcha had threatened to contest every bye-election from the three constituencies and keep resigning till the government succumbed to their demands for statehood. Today, Gurung said there was no need “right away” to think “negatively”.
“The new government has a vision. Let us see where things go. There is no reason to start thinking negatively right away,” he said.
Gurung also pointed out that the Morcha was optimistic about finding a solution following the unseating of the Left Front after 34 years.
“We are finally free of the 34-year rule. Now things can get moving,” said Gurung on his way out of Writers’.
DHR to publish toy train booklets
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| The cover page of The Darjeeling Mail. File picture |
TT, Siliguri, May 30: A booklet containing detailed and updated information on toy trains will be published by the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in July.
This is the first time that the DHR is coming up with a booklet on the hill railway. The earlier publications were issued from the North East Frontier Railway (NFR) headquarters at Malegaon. The hill railway is a part of the NFR.
“The earlier publications on the DHR were designed and issued by the chief public relations officer from the NFR headquarters in Malegaon. But since a full-fledged director has been posted for the DHR from 2007, he has been vested with the responsibility of coming out with a booklet on the toy train. The booklet will be the first publication solely designed and issued by the DHR,” an official of the NFR said.
The last booklet on the hill railway was published around two years back.
“Since then there have been some changes in the services of the toy train after the landslide at Paglajhora last year. Also new coaches have been added to some of the existing ones. The new booklet will provide updated information on the present scenario of the DHR. It will consist of around 10 pages,” the official said.
DHR authorities said the booklet will have information on the services of the Unesco World Heritage Railway in a tourist-friendly manner.
“The process of printing the booklets is on and they will be released within a month’s time. The booklet will have a brief history and photographs of the DHR, its present condition and the services on offer. This is going to be the first publication designed and issued by the DHR. The aim is basically to give visiting tourists information about the heritage railway, generate awareness and increase the popularity of the DHR,” said P.P. Roy, the DHR director.
Apart from the new booklet, the DHR has a website where tourists can get information about the hill railway.
“The website is managed by the DHR authorities and it, too, has the same information that the booklet will provide. However, not all tourists have access to the Internet and this booklet will be helpful for them. Apart from that, there was a lot of demand from foreign tourists who are always looking for guides, maps and information on the toy train. It will also serve the first-time visitors who have little or no knowledge about the heritage railway,” an official said.
The UK-based Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society (DHRS), an association of toy train lovers, has a quarterly magazine, The Darjeeling Mail, that contains information on the latest development on the toy trains.
Recently, the National Railway Museum in Delhi came out with leaflets to promote the Unesco World Heritage Railway in the Darjeeling, Kalka-Shimla and Nilgiri routes.
“They (the DHR booklets) will be kept at stalls at popular stations like Sukna, Kurseong, Ghoom and Darjeeling where tourists get to visit the galleries and the museums. The first few booklets will be given out as complementary copies but they will be sold at some price later which is yet to be decided,” the official said.
Initially around 500 copies would be printed, of which 50-100 copies would be complimentary.
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