On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 5:54:06 PM UTC+5:30, Dipak De wrote:
NEPALI MERCENARY VOTERS IN SILIGURI
- DIPAK DE [HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST; M. PHIL IN HUMAN RIGHTS]
Nepali mercenary voters means the Nepalese who are not Indian citizens and entered India as legal migrant Nepalese under Indo-Nepal Treaty 1950 but enlisted their name in the voter list and many of them obtained also Voter ID card. These
legal migrant Nepalese have no right to enlist their name in the voter list of India either identifying himself/herself as Nepali or as so-called Gorkha. In addition there is also refugee Nepalese in North Bengal [about 100,000 to 150,000 persons] who
entered from Bhutan and the Government of India has not till date made any announcement on the future of these Bhutani Nepalese. Nepal government declared that the Bhutani Nepalese are not citizens of Nepal and handed over all-of-them, about 110,000
persons, to the Refugee department of United Nations. Gorkha is a mask of the Nepalese in India especially in North Bengal, which allegedly initiated to show its mischievous face since 1980s, to hide their real identity and other hidden purposes. After
the end of vitality of the 'Gurkha', the sensate word in British period, in post-independent India particularly in 1960s, the Nepalese of Darjeeling had tried to coin some names in place of the word 'Gurkha' and these names were Bhargoli, Bharpali,
Bhopali, Nepamul, Gorkhali and Gorkha. The GNLF [Gorkha National Liberation Front] of Darjeeling, had launched a violent movement from 1985 to 1988 under leadership of Subash Ghisigh as president of this Front, supported by the Nepali middle class,
unemployed youth and the tea workers and peasants. The slogan was - "Bhotey, Lepcha, Nepali hami sabai Gorkhali" [Bhutia, Lepcha and Nepali, we are Gorkhali].
The movement was first launched with the aim of resurrecting the old identity 'Gorkhali', which was the identity of the people of Gorkha kingdom of Nepal. Till-date the war/battle cry of the Nepalese is "Aayo Gorkhali" [come Gorkhali]. The
identity of the Nepalese of Sikkim, during erstwhile Kingdom and after acquiring the status of a state in free India, is always Nepalese and there is no scope to change the identity 'Nepali'. So it is also a notable fact that one brother identifying
himself as Gorkha i.e. Gorkha origin, in Darjeeling and another brother identifying himself as Nepali i.e. Nepali origin, in Sikkim and their father is the same person. How it is possible? Gorkha identity has no validity in this world including Nepal and
Sikkim state of India. Purushotam Banskota, a historian of Tribhuvan University of Nepal opined that - There exist no Gorkha tribe, neither are all Nepalese entitled to be called Gurkhas. The term Applies collectively to those Nepalese who have served or
are serving as mercenary soldiers in the British or Indian army..... Predominantly among them were the Magar and the Gurungs of the western and central hills of Nepal (The Gurkhas Connection: A History of the Gurkha Recruitment in the British Indian Army,
1994). The artificial 'Gorkha' identity prescribed by Nepalese leaders of Darjeeling has become so fraught with divisions inside Indian Nepalese community that it has been rendered almost meaningless to continue. The Nepalese leaders of Darjeeling have
promoting anarchy in Darjeeling Hills and created confusion among the Indian Nepalese, which undergone many iterations through the almost four decades though there has been ebbs and flows of these anarchy and creation of confusion. Interestingly, the
Nepalese people's responses to the anarchy and 'confusion creation' as they seemingly facing problems with inter-mixing with Indians for their role in pre-independent period.
Newspaper 'Hindustan Times' published news on 16th October, 2014 on Bangladeshi mercenary voters in West Bengal. The news exposed details of these mercenary voters by publishing as - the BSF nabbed 60 Bangladeshis with Indian citizenship
documents just as they were about to enter Bengal. The documents include ration cards, voters' identity cards. PAN cards, driving licenses, accounts in Indian PSU Banks and affidavit papers signed by executive magistrate swearing Indian citizenship. The
Bangladeshis were picked up in the last five days from North 24-Parganas, Murshidabad, Nadia and South Dinajpur. The fact that these Bangladeshis managed to get Indian citizenship documents even before crossing over proves that they have links with a
racket in Bengal, which prepare such documents. It is allegation that a large number of legal migrant Nepalese obtained many documents illegally and in this way they were able to enlist their name in voter list. For residential certificate, the Nepali
Nationals are producing 'Rent Receipts' and many of them purchased lands, houses and flats and many of them got 'my relative certificate' from the owner of houses which are all legal under Treaty 1950. Article VII of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship
Between the Government of India and the Government of Nepal (1950), Treaty signed on 31st July, 1950, reads: "The Government of India and Nepal agree to grant, on a reciprocal basis, to the nationals of one country in the territories of the other same
privileges in the matter of residence, ownership of property, participation in trade and commerce, movement and other privileges of a similar nature."
It is the history and empirical evidence that Nepalese emerged from Nepal, migrated from Nepal to India and settled all over India, especially Darjeeling and Sikkim were submerged under the incoming flood of Nepalese immigrants. 'The
Nepalese settled permanently in Assam ever since the British occupation has become a part and parcel of the greater Assam and Assamese society. With the growth of their numerical strength, and democratization of political system and universalization of
education, there emerged educated elite among the Nepalese. The seed of movement for distinct identity of the Nepalese in India was first sown in Darjeeling of West Bengal,' writes Surya Newar, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Kapili
College, Assam, in Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Volume 10, 2013. According to estimate, at present about 50 lakh citizens of Nepal work and own property in India [according to British Broadcasting Corporation article] and other hand
according to estimate, taking into account the census report of 1951, decadal growth rate 20 per cent, the number of Indian Nepalese in 2011 was about 16 lakh. So it appears that out of four Nepalese in India, only one Nepali is Indian Nepali. According
to Constitution of India, the citizens of India have the right to be registered as voter and to cast their votes but the foreigner has no right to participate in election in any manner. The Article 326 of the Constitution of India reads: "The election to
the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of every State shall on the basis of adult suffrage; that is to say, every person who is a citizen of India and who is not less than eighteen years of age on such date as may be fixed in that behalf
by or under any law made by the appropriate Legislature and is not otherwise disqualified under this Constitution or any law made by the appropriate Legislature on the ground of non-residence, unsoundness of mind, crime or corrupt or illegal practice,
shall be entitled to be registered as a voter at any such election."
According to human rights' philosophy and jurisprudence, only the citizen has the right to take part in vote of a country, a foreigner has no such right. Government of India ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
(ICCPR). Article 24 of the (ICCPR) reads: 'Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and without unreasonable restrictions: (a) to take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly
or through freely chosen representatives; (b) to vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret ballot guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors.'
According to news in "The Hindu" of October, 2008, in Bangalore, The Migrant Nepalese Association (India) will draft a memorandum listing demands to be sent to both the Indian and the Nepalese Governments. On the top of the demand list is representation
in the Constitution Drafting Committee of Nepal so that the community is taken into consideration at the constitutional level, dual citizenship of India and Nepal, for the members of the community, electoral rights in India so they can be part of the
electoral process in Nepal, reservation in schools and colleges in India for students from the community, job and property security, and an arrangement at the Indo-Nepalese border so women from Nepal are not illegally brought into India as sex workers.
Developments taking place within the migrant Nepalese community in the country and in the State were discussed at a biennial State-level conference of the Karnataka-Kerala Joint State Committee of the association. The conference, held at the Government
Employees' Association Hall, was to elect new office-bearers for the next two years.
Let us look at the anecdotal evidence i.e. the Census Report of India 1951 of Siliguri, the Urban Area. A. Mitra, ICS, the Superintendent of Census Operations & Joint Development Commissioner, West Bengal published this Census report of
Darjeeling district. Siliguri sub-division was divided in three areas such as Siliguri, Kharibari and Phansidewa. In Siliguri area, in 1951 the total population was 68,280 persons and in 1941 population was 42,920 persons. The population 68,280 persons
was divided in two areas such as Rural areas 35,800 persons and in Urban areas [Siliguri town areas] 32,480 persons. Siliguri in situated in Terai area. A, Mitra, ICS mentioned that geographically the Terai belongs to the plains of India. He also
mentioned that the first to be discussed are the Nepalis of whom there are over 290,000 in the district [Darjeeling]. It is to be noted that in 1951, according to Census Report, the total population of Nepalese in India was about 540,000 persons, taking
into account 292,500 Nepalese in Darjeeling district. The Nepalese, who were enumerated in 1951 census, are the Indian Nepalese.
In 1951, in Siliguri Urban Area i.e. in Siliguri Town area, total population was 32,480 persons and out of which the Nepali population was 2,797 persons [2,800 persons]. These Nepalese and their descendants are the Indian
citizens in Siliguri town area. In 1951, in Siliguri sub-division i.e. in Terai area [including at present 21 mouzas which is inside the anti-national GTA area], total Nepali population was about 7,430 persons - divided in Rural area 4,532 persons and
Urban area 2,797 persons. According to estimation, based on 20 per cent growth rate, in 2011 the total population of Nepalese who are Indian Nepalese in Siliguri sub-division including 21 mouzas as above, were about 22,000 persons and out of which about
14,000 persons were voters [taking 63 per cent of the population as voter]. But it is the allegation that more than 70,000 Nepalese voters in Siliguri sub-division including 21 mouzas as above. It is perceived that according to allegation, there are more
than 56,000 foreigner Nepali voters i.e. Nepali mercenary voters. Migration of Indian Nepalese from other parts and settled here, is also to be taken into account. It is the responsibility of the Administration of Government to find out the foreigner
voters and take necessary action against them.
In 1951, in Siliguri Urban Area i.e. in Siliguri Town area, Nepali population was 2,797 persons [2,800 persons]. Population of Siliguri town, according to Census reports as: in 1901 - NIL persons; in 1911 - NIL persons; in 1921 - NIL
persons; in 1931 - 6,067 persons; in 1941 - 10,487 persons and in 1951 - 32,480 persons. The demographic picture of Siliguri town was between 1921 and 1931, people started to settle and the population increased very rapidly and there was little refugee
settlement after division of Bengal in 1947, might be the cause was malaria, kala-jar menace. Nepalese mainly settled in Tea garden areas. Taking into account the Nepali population was 2,797 persons and 20 per cent decadal growth rate, in 2011 the Indian
Nepalese population in Siliguri Town would be 9,900 persons and the Indian Nepali voters would be 6,200 persons. With this number, migration of Indian Nepalese from other parts and settled here, is also to be taken into account. According to allegation,
there are more than 20,000 Nepali voters in Siliguri town. It appears that there are about 13,000 foreigner Nepali voters i.e. Nepali mercenary voters. It is the responsibility of the Administration of Government to find out the foreigner voters and take
necessary action against them.
According to newspaper, 23rd March, 2015 and onwards, the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha [GJM] was trying to work on a seat-sharing deal with BJP [Bharatiya Janata Party] for the forthcoming Siliguri Municipal Corporation. The GJM wants
their candidates on Gorkha pocket ['Gorkha' term is the mask of the Nepalese to deceit Indian citizens as there is no Gorkha community, Gorkha ethnic/tribal group in this world] of the Siliguri Corporation area. According to Indian Gorkha, E-letter dated
24th March, 2015, the GJM said that it had expressed willingness to name "three to four candidates" who would contest under the BJP symbol. A GJM press release stated that by fielding two Gorkha candidates they [BJP] have acknowledged that the Gorkhas
too reside in the Siliguri Minicipal Corporation areas - these are Tashi Dorji Lama of ward 42 and Lalu Maya Chhetri in ward 43. It is to be noted that BJP has no authority to give recognition of the fabricated, concocted community/ethnic/tribal group
Gorkha. It is the matter of United Nations and International communities who are monitoring the races, communities, ethnic/tribal groups of the world. The people, who are introducing as Gorkha, have no validity in this world and consequently have no
political rights including taking part in election. It is also startling revelation that it is the Nepalese' agenda, policy to use other party's flag to fulfil their aspiration. Previously we have seen this type of trick in 1947, when two Nepalese of
Darjeeling namely Ratanlal Brahman and Ganesh Lal Subba, using the Communist Party of India's flag, submitted a memorandum on 6th April, 1947 before the Constituent Assembly of India through Sub-committee of the Advisory Committee on minorities for the
creation of independent country "Gorkhasthan" comprising of three contiguous areas of Darjeeling district, Southern Sikkim and Nepal, be formed into a single zone, on the basis of adult suffrage, and approached for plebiscite in all these areas.
Indian Administration should be vigilant on the foreigner voter's issue, the legal and procedural requirements to enlist as voter, in North Bengal. Simmering tension is prevailing in Siliguri areas on the foreigner Nepalese issue. News
appeared in Times of India dated 14th June, 2008 as - It began with urban development minister Asok Bhattacharya's warning to tourists not to venture into Darjeeling this summer. Incited by the comment, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and its leader Bimal Gurung
fell into the trap and bashed up tourists - giving legitimacy to the anti-Nepali backlash in Siliguri. ......the vengeance was hailed by the Bengali settlers in Siliguri. They are scared of GJM's bid to take control of this crucial corridor to the North-
East and are relieved to see the administration getting a grip on the disturbed area. "They were going too far. They treated us like foreigners in the Hills and misbehaved with us though we belong to the same state........" said Kanai Mullick, a food
corporation employee in Siliguri. News appeared in 'The Times of India' dated 9th May, 2008 as - On Thursday the urban development minister Asok Bhattacharya called for the arrest of Gurung and his followers for the alleged inflammatory remarks they made
during Wednesday's maha-rally in Siliguri......."They have been making inflammatory statements that are bound to create bad blood between Nepalis and Bengalis. They are playing politics with people's sentiments and trying to divide them. They should be
arrested," Bhatacharya said at a press conference.
Rights of foreigner mentioned in the "Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which They Live", adopted by General Assembly resolution 40/144 of 13th December 1985. The foreigner has no
political right, has no right to cast vote and has no right to participate in Election. They have right to own property; right to have a residence; right to leave the country; right to freedom of expression; right to peaceful assembly; right to life and
security of person; no alien shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention; right to be equal before the courts, tribunals; the right to retain their own language; right to choose a spouse, to marry, to found a family; no alien shall be subjected
to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment etc.
Dated: 16/03/2015 Dipak De
[Human Rights activist; M. Phil in human rights; member of Amnesty International]
Hey dude did you forget that you are bangladeshi foreigner..we gorkhas will kick you out..out time is coming
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