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KALIMPONG, June. 22.— Demanding the arrest of GNLF supremo, Mr Subash Ghishing, the Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) today labeled him an anti-national.“He talks of Darjeeling as a sovereign Gorkha nation whose currency notes will be printed in China”, ABGL leader Mr Pratap Khati said.
Dubbing it a purely anti-nationalist statement, seniors in the party stated that Mr Ghising has been inciting the hill people along anti-national lines. “ This is a very unpropitious sign for the democratic Indian nation and the hills of Darjeeling”, Mr Khati asserted.
The CPI-M was also accused of goading Mr Ghishing onto make these claims. “ Its is fact that the state has always sidelined issues that affect the hills. Corruption in the DGHC is also being neglected .
Now they have virtually appointed Mr Ghising the caretaker administrator”.Insisting that the GNLF chief be brought to justice Mr Khati questioned, “ A leader of Akali Dal of Punjab was arrested when he spoke of a sovereign nation of Khalistan. So why not Mr Gishing ?”
Dismissing the GNLF’ s threat to sue the British government as a hoax, he added that GNLF has been hurting the sentiment of the hill masses.