The CPI leader for Kalimpong Mr Mohan Singh Rai may be expelled from the party for his continuing hobnobbing with the Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha and its pro-Gorkhaland allies. The CPI state secretary, Mr Manju Kumar Majumder, today said that the party leadership is waiting for his reply to the show cause notice served to him about two months back on the issue. “The party might take a severe step once we get the reply,” he said.
Mr Mohan Singh Rai hit the headlines over his decision to accompany a political delegation from Darjeeling to New Delhi to take part in the proposed tripartite dialogue on the Gorkhaland issue.
He was show caused and suspended from the party a few months back when he, defying the party whip, attended a parallel all-party meeting in Darjeeling convened by the GJMM as a counter-measure to the all-party meet in Kolkata on the subject. His party has asked him why he should not be expelled from the party for his defiance of the party whip. The CPI state secretary, Mr Manju Kumar Majumder, today said that the time frame fixed for the reply to the show cause had not expired yet. “We are expecting a reply from him. Once we have it, the party might take a drastic step against him,” the CPI leader said.
“My party's stand on the Gorkhaland issue is clear. We are opposed to the statehood demand for the Darjeeling hills. The CPI would like to have the problem solved through bilateral or tripartite negotiations. Further division of Bengal is out of question. No person, however, important, is above the party's stand,” Mr Majumder asserted. Mr Rai could not be contacted.
Mr Mohan Singh Rai hit the headlines over his decision to accompany a political delegation from Darjeeling to New Delhi to take part in the proposed tripartite dialogue on the Gorkhaland issue.
He was show caused and suspended from the party a few months back when he, defying the party whip, attended a parallel all-party meeting in Darjeeling convened by the GJMM as a counter-measure to the all-party meet in Kolkata on the subject. His party has asked him why he should not be expelled from the party for his defiance of the party whip. The CPI state secretary, Mr Manju Kumar Majumder, today said that the time frame fixed for the reply to the show cause had not expired yet. “We are expecting a reply from him. Once we have it, the party might take a drastic step against him,” the CPI leader said.
“My party's stand on the Gorkhaland issue is clear. We are opposed to the statehood demand for the Darjeeling hills. The CPI would like to have the problem solved through bilateral or tripartite negotiations. Further division of Bengal is out of question. No person, however, important, is above the party's stand,” Mr Majumder asserted. Mr Rai could not be contacted.
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