DARJEELING,: Hamro Party president Ajoy Edwards has stated that the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) has assured to support the 6th Schedule status demand for
Darjeeling region.
Edwards
had met AAP leader Rajesh Sharma at the party’s head office in New Delhi.
Sharma is the APP in-charge for North Eastern States.
At the
meeting, the Hamro Party delegation expressed solidarity and support towards
AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who was released today
after 40-day judicial custody.
“The
Gorkhas of Darjeeling have been demanding the status of 6th Schedule
to be implemented in their area. In the year 2007 the bill was also introduced
in the parliament but due to different reasons it was not passed during that
time. To make this demand a reality Sharma has assured that AAP will provide
their support to it,” said Edwards in a press release.
The
Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) for the implementation of the 6th Schedule
had also been signed between the State, Centre and the GNLF on 6th December
2005. However, with many political parties here raising their voice against the
issue, the bill which was introduced in 2007 could not be passed in the Lok
Sabha.
Instead
with the formation of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha party, the Gorkhaland Territorial
Administration was formed here as the administrative body.
Apart from
meeting Sharma, Edwards also submitted a letter addressed to Kejriwal
expressing his support towards him and his “fight against injustice”.
Commending
the “exemplary work” being done by Kejriwal in Delhi, Edwards in his letter
said, “As the President of Hamro Party, a proud member of the INDIA Alliance, I
have closely followed the remarkable progress you have achieved in various
sectors, which has served as an inspiration to me and many others across the
nation. In these challenging times, as an alliance partner of the INDIA
Alliance, HP stands firmly in solidarity with you, advocating for justice and fairness.”
