Medha Patker’s involvement in solving the present Gorkha Adivasi turmoil is welcomed. She has asked for both the parties to come to the table and initiate a dialogue. With the Adivasi and the Gorkhas poised at each with knives drawn at each other’s neck, these words does bring some hope. But while Medha Patker’s heart might be at the right place and her hardwork might be very much appreciated, the fact is… things seems poised to be pushed to the boiling point by the Communist led West Bengal Government who seemingly wants anarchy in the region. What is stopping the State Government from forcing both the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and the Adivasis to meet at the Chief Minister’s Chamber in Writers Building and sort out their differences? If the Chief Minister was so concerned about the peace in the region, could he had invited both the parties and listened to them together and sought to enforce peace, if not through dialogue through strict enforcement of the law? The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha delegates and the Adivasi delegates were invited separate to meet the Chief Minister. Is it possible that the Chief Minister said the same thing to the two delegates?
While the maurading hordes are rampaging, killing and ransacking the Communist Government in West Bengal is engrossed in politics at the expense of the lives of the people. I hope Medha Patker can bring out the national and the internation media to Dooars Terai and expose this political genocide in making. If the world does not come to know about this then the time might come when Adivasis and Gorkhas will be forced to engage with each other leading to mass casualties.
Both the leaders of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad must understand they are being led to the abyss by forces who wants them to terminate themselves. If indeed they fall for this, the movement for Self Determination as it stands today both for the Gorkhas and the Adivasi will be lost, possibly for ever.
Stop this madness before any more Gorkha or an Adivasi is killed. Stop this madness before any Gorkha or Adivasi house or a shop is ransacked and burned. Stop this madness before it is too late!
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