Congress Manifesto Silent on Gorkha Aspirations
Contrary to claims made by Hamro Party Chief Ajoy Edwards and Congress Candidate Munish Tamang, Congress Manifesto is silent on Gorkhas
Contrary to claims made by Hamro Party Chief Ajoy Edwards and Congress Candidate Munish Tamang, Congress Manifesto is silent on Gorkhas
ऐतिहासिक दस्तावेजहरू हुँदाहुँदै पनि यो ५ डेसिमलको कुरा घरिघरि उठिरहदा र उठाई रहदा म त हाम्रो बुद्धिजीवी भनाैदाहरू संग पो तीन छक्क पर्छु। यि सत्तालोलुप माटो र जाति बिरोधी नेताहरू त आफ्नो पैसा अनि चाैकी को निम्ति जानिजानि सरकार र तल्लो तहका एकदुई जाना जाति बिरोधी एजेन्टहरूको सहयोगमा पहाडका सिधासादा जनतालाई बोरामा सुताउने काम गर्दैछ तर मिडिया र स्वयम्भु बुद्धिजीवीहरूले कि त नबुझेर हो या त ती जाति र माटो बिरोधी नेताहरूले जस्तै नाटक गरेको हो। पहाडको जनताले सूक्ष्म अवलोकन गरिएको छ।
The Maharajah’s History of Sikkim makes it absolutely certain that the Gorkhas were in the region even before the creation of Sikkim.
We know Sir, you must have multiple agenda and issues to deal with nationally, so I felt I will help you with avoiding some issues, while you relax with your family here, and perhaps meet with politicians who have won the recent elections and ink a few deals on “Political Solution” (fact that Mamata Banerjee hasn’t said a word against your presence here is a dead give-away).
A roundup of this week’s political events and stories from Darjeeling
Elections to Darjeeling Municipality have never been so consequential. Will it pave way for new regionalism or sabotage the Gorkhaland statehood demand forever?
Damber Singh Gurung was the only Gorkha in the nation’s Constituent Assembly, which was setup to draft the Constitution of Independent India. It is in his name that Kalimpong’s famous Damber Chowk has been named… Yet there was no commemoration of his birth anniversary
For many TheDC might just be a page and a website posting news. But if you look deeper enough, it is a voice – yours, mine and everyone else’s. It represents independence, freedom and truth even when there have been uncountable attempts to shut it down and destroy it. It represents hope to endure, with nothing in hand but a pen, passion, an idea and the truth.
We bow our heads to the 21 Bravehearts Indian Army soldiers who laid down their lives on icy heights of Cho La in Sikkim from 01 to 04 Oct 1967, kept Tricolour Flying.
July 26th is celebrated across India as the Kargil Vijay Diwas to commemorate the glorious victory of India over the Pakistani forces in 1999.