Addressing the adoring public, Mr. Ghising said, “thank you for the warm welcome, your overwhelming love today made me remember my heavenly mother, following her death, it was from Kurseong that we had to take back her dead body down to the plains as GJM workers were sitting on a dharana to prevent her dead body from entering Darjeeling in order to avoid trouble in the hills, I informed Appa (Late. Subash Ghising) and we decided to go back today I am here and you all have made me feel that my mother stands vindicated thank you for all that”Mr. Mann Ghising said that in 2007, Late. Subash Ghising did not leave Darjeeling due to fear, he left the hills to avoid another round of blood-bath. Mr. Ghising said that only 6th Schedule Status for the hills would ensure true autonomy, development and fulfill the aspirations if the hill people.
He said that the “bills that reach the Parliamentary Standing Committee are never discarded, so it would be easier for the hills to gain autonomy via 6th Scheduled Status, as both the Center and the State had at one point in time agreed to the status, so it would be easier to convince the after gaining 6th Scheduled, the path to Gorkhaland statehood would open up.”
“Today I am here,” he said thanking the supporters.
On the GNLF’s stand on statehood issue, Mann said 6th Schedule Status for the hills would ensure true autonomy, development and fulfill the aspirations if the hill people.
The “bills that reach the Parliamentary Standing Committee are never discarded, so it would be easier for the hills to gain autonomy via 6th Scheduled Status, as both the Center and the State had at one point of time agreed to the status. So it would be easier to convince them.”
“.. After getting 6th Schedule, the path to Gorkhaland statehood would be faciliated,” he said.
