We the Subjugated - Hepeko The arrogance of West Bengal government as reflected in their proposing the name of Bhaichung Bhutia as their candidate for the Darjeeling Loksabha seat is reflective of how highly they consider us – hill folks and our priorities. I wonder what the selection criterion for TMC was? “Nepali boltey pare - Can he speak Nepali? - Yes, “Dekhtey pahadi toh - Does he look like other mountain folks? - Yes, “Amar kotha sunbe toh -Will he listen to what we say? - Yes, “Ami ja bolbo, tai korbe toh - Will he do whatever we tell him to? – Yes, and given that the Bengalis look for cultured folks, I will not be surprised if someone even asked, “Nachtey parey toh – Can he dance? Haan Madam Oo Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Jiteche” Yeaaaaaa!!! We got our candidate. In nominating Bhaichung, TMC has played a classic divide and rule hand, everyone knows that this election will go on to become very bitter, and even if the TMC is unable to gain votes, they are sure they will again divide hills into “Bhutias” vs the rest of the hill people. Trust me! This is how they think. In February of last year after declaring the formation of MYLLDB, Mamata Banerjee had said, “we also need to protect the rights of our Bhutia brothers and sisters” [as documented here goo.gl/Q5ysMZ]... Hinting that Bhutia’s would be the next after the Lepchas they will try to wean away from the “Gorkha” clan. This nomination of Bhaichung is nothing but a direct manifestation of that ploy, and if we are not careful, we will cease to exist as Gorkhalis, sooner rather than later.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 08:53:34 +0000
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