Friday, 2 June 2017

BJP does not know Bengali culture: Mamata Banerjee



At a public meeting in Tarakeswar today, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee once again slammed the BJP for its policies.

The Central Government is taking away Rs 40,000 crore per year for servicing debts, leaving nothing for the State Government to spend for the development of the State.

Another strong complaint she had against the Centre was that it had stopped 90 per cent of the money due to the States under various schemes; despite that, she said, “I am continuing with ICDS with our own funds”.

She said that she had tweeted during the early stages of demonetisation that GDP would fall by almost 2 per cent, and it has been proved true by the latest data. Another consequence of demonetisation, she said, is that “lakhs of people have been rendered jobless due to demonetisation”.

While mentioning the blood donation camps that the party is organising across Bengal, she said that “when we are organising blood donation camps, the CPI(M) and the BJP are engaging in bloodshed, hurling bombs and brandishing swords”.

Continuing on the topic of bloodshed, Mamata Banerjee said, “They (BJP) are terrorising farmers for possessing cattle. They are inciting riots, pelting stones. What one can eat or wear is one’s own choice, not for others to dictate”.

“Sarva Dharma Samanyaya is our culture. But do they follow Bengali culture? Their culture is an outsider’s culture. BJP does not believe in religion. They indulge in adharma not dharma”.

 

 

বিজেপি বাংলার সংস্কৃতি জানে নাঃ মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়

 

আজ হুগলীর জনসভা থেকে আরও একবার বিরোধীদের তোপ দাগলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়। রাজ্যের থেকে ৪০ হাজার কোটি টাকা কেটে নিয়ে যাচ্ছে কেন্দ্র তা সত্ত্বেও উন্নয়নের কাজ অব্যাহত রয়েছে। অনেক প্রকল্পে টাকা দেওয়া বন্ধ করে দিয়েছে কেন্দ্র, রাজ্য নিজের টাকায় সেই সব প্রকল্পের কাজ সম্পন্ন করছে।

কেন্দ্রের নোটবাতিলের সিদ্ধান্তের ফলে গোটা দেশের অবস্থার জন্য আবারও কেন্দ্রকে আক্রমন করে মুখ্যমন্ত্রী বলেন, নোট বাতিলের ফলে জি ডি পি ২% কমে গেছে। রাজ্যের অনেক মানুষ কর্মহীন হয়েছেন।

এদিন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী বলেন, “সিপিএম আন্দোলনের নামে বোমা ছুড়ছে আর বিজেপি আন্দোলনের নামে তরোয়াল দেখাচ্ছে। তিনি আরও বলেন, আমাদের বর্ষপূর্তিতে আমরা রক্তদান শিবিরের আয়োজন করেছিলাম। যখন আমরা রক্তদান শিবিরের আয়োজন করছি তখন সিপিএম বাংলায় রক্ত ঝরাচ্ছে”।

এ রাজ্যে বিজেপি দাঙ্গা লাগানোর চেষ্টা করছে বলে এদিন তিনি বলেন, “গরুর নামে কৃষকদের ভয় দেখাচ্ছে ওরা, দাঙ্গা লাগাতে চাইছে। পাথর, বোমা মারছে। কে কি খাবে কি পরবে সেটাও ওরা ঠিক করে দিচ্ছে। আমাদের সরকার সব ধর্ম সমন্বয়ে বিশ্বাসী। ওরা বাংলার সংস্কৃতি মানে না। যারা ধর্মকে ধর্মীয় পথে পরিচালনা করে আমি তাদের শ্রদ্ধা করি, অধর্মকে নয়। ওদের বাংলায় কোন স্থান নেই”।

Thursday, 1 June 2017

BREAKING: #Darjeeling MP SS Alhuwalia Writes to PM Modi; Seeks immediate intervention to end the "draconian emergency-like measures undertaken by the Mamata Banerjee government"

Taking strong exception to the filing of FIRs against Sahita Academy Award winners and heads of reputed schools in the hills by the police, Darjeeling MP SS Ahluwalia has written to PM Narendra Modi asking for his "immediate intervention to ensure that people of Darjeeling as well as North Bengal are saved from the draconian emergency-like measures undertaken by the Mamata Banerjee government." 

Here is the text of the letter released to the Press by his office...

"Respected Modi ji,

I am writing this letter to you in great anguish and in great urgency from Oslo, as I feel that your intervention is immediately needed to ensure that people of Darjeeling as well as North Bengal are saved from the draconian emergency-like measures undertaken by the Mamata Banerjee government to stifle the voices of dissent being raised in Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars against her repressive and arbitrary order.

On 16th of May, 2017 West Bengal Chief Minister Miss Mamata Banerjee announced that Bengal would adopt a three-language policy and that Bengali language will be made compulsory in schools. Miss Mamata Banerjee had posted on her Facebook profile that “If the student chooses Bengali, Hindi, English, Urdu, Gurmukhi, Nepali, Alchiki as a first language, he/she may opt for two other languages of their choice. One of the three languages would have to be Bengali. The two other choices are completely dependent on what the student chooses.”

In the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars most students opt for Nepali/Hindi as their first language and English as the second language and those inclined to learn more languages opt for Hindi/Nepali as their third language. Students who want to learn Bengali are allowed to do so with no hindrance whatsoever and every year almost all the schools across the hills have students who complete their education with Bengali as their second language. However, making Bengali compulsory would mean that these students would not have any choice on which language they want to learn and their right to choose - a fundamental right under our constitution - is taken away from them.

Imposition of Bengali language even as a third BUT compulsory language will mean they have to forgo learning either English ( a language necessary for employment opportunities), Hindi (Our National Language, one that binds all people of this Nation together, as well as being a language for opportunities throughout India) or their respective mother tongues ( the language that binds people, especially those from the minorities, with their identity, history and culture, and without which, they are put on the path of losing their link with their heritage) , sacrificing it in favour of the Bengali language.

Following this, the linguistic minority communities within Bengal started to voice in their dissent and questioned the intent of such a move. Among the linguistic minority communities who live in Bengal, the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars is home to one of the most linguistically diverse regions in India. Among three major non-Bengali communities who live in these regions, Nepali, which is one of the recognized National Languages of India under the VIIIth schedule of our Constitution, is the lingua franca of the Gorkha community; Kamtapuri is the mother tongue for Rajbanshi community; and, the Adivasi community in my region speak Hindi, Kurukh, Sadri, Santhali, Nepali, and other languages/dialects.

On the 30th of May, 2016 the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, which is a valued alliance partner of National Democratic Alliance, held a “Samiksha Sabha” to discuss the implications of compulsory imposition of Bengali language. This meeting was attended by eminent personalities from the Nepali academia, including Shahitya Academy Award winners Shri Jiwan Namdung and Shri Prem Pradhan, representatives of top schools in the hills, like St Paul's School, St Joseph's School (North Point), St. Roberts School, Vidhya Vikash Academy, among others, along with Shri Bimal Gurung, President of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and Chief of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration. The meeting concluded with these eminent personalities opposing the compulsory imposition of Bengali language among the linguistic minority communities, and they agreed to register their protest by calling for a two day voluntary closure of educational institutions (on 1st and 2nd of June) in the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars region.

The bandh, I have been informed has been completely voluntary, peaceful, and thus successful today.

In retaliation, the Darjeeling District Administration at the behest of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has, however, filed an FIR against all the eminent people who had attended the meeting on May 30th. The FIR registered by the Inspector-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station, Darjeeling, Shri Saumyajit Roy, alleges these good people of “conspiring against the state.”, and carries the corresponding. relevant sections of the IPC.

My constituents fear that filing FIRs against these eminent personalities is just the beginning of an oppressive, authoritarian, despotic, and tyrannical regime unleashed by the Bengal government through the district administration to stifle the voices of concern and love for one’s mother tongue.

Sir, given all of the above, I humbly request you to kindly intervene and help to ensure that the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Constitution of our nation, which are guaranteed to people from every part of West Bengal, along with the rest of the nation, are not trampled upon by Mamata Banerjee led government in West Bengal.

I urge you to help my constituents in raising their voice against such draconian and dictatorial measures adopted by the Bengal government by extending your solidarity and support to them.

I look forward to your kind support and earliest intervention.

Thanking You,
With Warm Regards,
SS Ahluwalia"

Via: TheDC

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Bengali must but not for board exam: CM - Schools relieved after Mamata's clarification on CBSE and ICSE

May 31: CBSE and ICSE schools in Bengal will have to teach Bengali as one of three languages up to Class X but students do not have to write the board exam in the third language, chief minister Mamata Banerjee today told a meeting with representatives of private schools.

"Teach the language (Bengali) in schools but don't hold a test in the board exams. Then it's fine," Mamata said in response to a question from a school principal.

The comment came at the meeting held at Town Hall this afternoon to discuss how to rationalise "fees and donations". Representatives of all private schools, including minority institutions, participated in the meeting.

The chief minister also announced a regulatory commission to monitor private schools. But unlike a private hospital watchdog she had announced earlier, this one is a "self-regulatory" mechanism steered primarily by the schools themselves.

The Bengal government had earlier announced that all students in the state would have to study Bengali till Class X.

At today's meeting, Sujay Biswas, principal of Ram Mohan Mission school in Tollygunge, asked the chief minister whether the state wanted all students to sit for the Bengali paper in the board exams.

In Punjab, CBSE and ICSE students have to compulsorily write an additional language paper in the Class X board exams.

Mamata said: "Let ICSE and CBSE schools hold it (the Bengali test) in their schools. No need for a board exam. Take the test in school. Done. There won't be any test in the board exam. That's why we said the language would have to be taught up to Class X. Very tactfully, we never said Bengali has to be written in ICSE or CBSE board exams."

The audience broke into applause at this clarification.

Several principals said education minister Partha Chatterjee had told them after the meeting that the schools would have the liberty to frame their own Bengali curriculum. "We leave it to you," one principal quoted the minister as saying.

The principal of St. James' School, Terence Ireland, said: "Bengali is not an examination subject at the board level. It is good that the confusion has been cleared."

St. James' would focus on teaching Bengali in a manner so that students can communicate and converse in Bengali, Ireland said.

"We must not force students to study heavy-duty Bengali literature. Our purpose would be to help students develop a sound working knowledge."

Rita Chatterjee, the principal of Apeejay Schools, said she was relieved for the students who were worried about an extra subject in the board exams. "We welcome the decision," she said.

Across the boards - Madhyamik, ICSE and CBSE -only two languages are taught in Classes IX and X. The board exams test students only on the first and second language. A third language is taught, but for a maximum of four years -- from Classes V to VIII.

Bengali is not compulsory, with several schools offering foreign languages such as German, French and Sanskrit besides Bengali and Hindi as third language.

The chief minister did not spell out explicitly whether schools in Darjeeling would have to follow the new language policy.

She said: "Let the students of Darjeeling study Nepali, let the students of Terai study Hindi. Let them study in accordance with their capability. If I can speak Nepali, what is the harm if a Nepali speaks Hindi or Bengali?

"They also have different languages. Each community has its own language. I respect all the languages. I fail to understand what the problem is. You teach them Hindi, English. But then teach Bengali as the third language as well. Can't you teach Bengali as the optional language? Can't you teach Bengali as the third language? You study your language according to your preference, but Bengali has to be studied up to Class X."

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha had earlier "condemned" the state government's decision to make Bengali compulsory in school and demanded that the Darjeeling hills, Dooars and the Terai be exempt.

It is yet to be clarified which class the third language would be taught from.

The chief minister had written on her Facebook post on May 16: "One of the three languages (taught in school) would have to be Bengali. The two other (language) choices are completely dependent on what the student chooses."

[Source : Telegraph, Representatives of Calcutta schools take a selfie with Mamata Banerjee after the meeting on Wednesday. Picture by Pradip Sanyal]

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Bengal to have a state symbol for the first time



Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday unveiled the state symbol that will be sent to the Centre for its approval. This is for the first time when such a step has been taken by the state government to have a symbol for the state.

The Bengal CM said: “There are many states that have their own logos. We didn’t have anything as such. Thus, the decision was taken to have a logo.” Citing examples of logos of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the Chief Minister said: “Logos of many states do not have the national emblem. But the symbol of our state has the national emblem.”  The new symbol will be sent to Delhi to get the final approval. The symbol has been designed by the Bengal Chief Minister.

The Bengal Chief Minister had also taken step to rename the state as “Bangla” in Bengali and “Bengal” in English. The Bengal Chief Minister, in spite of her ever busy schedule spends her leisure time in painting landscapes and has sketched the logos of various projects taken up by the state government.

The logo of the most popular project of the state government Sabuj Sathi, where 30 lakh bicycle have been distributed among the students of state-run, sponsored and aided schools and another 35 lakhs will be distributed shortly, was designed by her. The logo has been fitted on the bicycles in such a way that the users cannot remove it without damaging the bicycle.

The logo of Gatidhara, another very successful project of the state government, was also been sketched by her. In the maiden Kolkata-Andal-Delhi flight, she had sketched the logo. The logo is printed on all the vehicles given to the beneficiaries under the project.

She has named several projects and along with several state government establishments including the state secretariat — Nabanna — and the newly-constructed open air ampitheatre which she named Uttirnya.

 

আত্মপ্রকাশ করতে চলেছে বাংলার লোগো

 

বিশ্ব বাংলার দরবারে আলাদা পরিচিতি তৈরী করতে নিজস্ব প্রতীক তৈরী করল রাজ্য সরকার। লোগোর নকশা এঁকেছেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী নিজে। লোগোর ভিতরে বিশ্ববাংলা এবং নীচে বাংলা ও ইংরেজিতে ‘পশ্চিমবঙ্গ’ নামটি লেখা থাকছে। উপরে থাকছে অশোক স্তম্ভের চিহ্ন। রাজ্য সরকারের পছন্দের  নীল ও সাদা রঙ ব্যবহার হয়েছে লোগোটিতে।

সোমবার মন্ত্রীসভার বৈঠকে প্রতীকতিকে সরকারী ভাবে গ্রহণ করার পর দিল্লিতে পাঠানো হচ্ছে অনুমোদনের জন্য।

এদিন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী বলেন, “উত্তরপ্রদেশ, বিহার সহ একাধিক রাজ্য নিজেদের লোগো ব্যবহার করে।  অথচ আমাদের কোন নিজস্ব লোগো ছিল না।”

তিনি আরও বলেন, “অন্যান্য রাজ্যের লোগোতে অশোক স্তম্ভ ব্যবহার হয় না, কিন্তু আমরা অশোক স্তম্ভ ব্যবহার করব, সাথে রাজ্যের লোগো-ও থাকবে”।

গত ছয় বছরে রাজ্যে কন্যাশ্রী, যুবশ্রী, উৎকর্ষ বাংলা, সবুজ সাথী সহ নানান জনপ্রিয় প্রকল্পের লোগো এঁকেছেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী। বিশেষ করে কন্যাশ্রীর লোগো ইউনিসেফ থেকে শুরু করে দেশের বিভিন্ন জায়গা থেকে প্রশংসা আদায় করে নিয়েছে।

এছাড়া ‘নবান্ন’, ‘উত্তীর্ন’ সহ বিভিন্ন সরকারী ভবন ও সরকারী পরিষেবারও নামকরণ করেছেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়।

GST is not fully prepared, so it must not be rolled out on July 1: Dr Amit Mitra



Bengal Finance Minister Dr Amit Mitra today held a press conference in Kolkata regarding Goods and Services Tax (GST). During the interaction with the press, he underlined the fact that Bengal is not ready to accept GST in its current form.

Dr Mitra is the chairman of the Empowered Committee on GST, comprising all the 29 States was. It had met in Kolkata on June 14, 2016 in a historic meeting.

The constitutional amendment said that Parliament may, on the recommendation of the GST Council, compensate States for loss of revenue arising out of implementation of GST, upto five yrs. Secondly, for a State, if the income from tax decreases at any time during these five years, the State can decide to not to give its share of the tax to the Centre.

However, Dr Mitra said, “it was decided at this meeting that it should be ‘shall’, not ‘may’, and secondly, not ‘upto 5 years’ but ’period of 5 years’ “.

Other major decisions were taken during the historic meeting in Kolkata.

“It was decided at the meeting that if a business is worth less than Rs 1.5 crore, it would only attract State tax”.

Then, “in the cases 90 per cent of small businesses below Rs 1.5 crore, there would not be any dual control”.

At the 4th GST summit (November 3 and 4), the States had proposed that food grains have to be kept out of GST. “After everyone consented to it, food grains are now tax-free. This is a major victory for the common man”.

The Bengal Finance Minister said, “Daily essentials like raw vegetables and flowers are now tax-free”.

“We have fought to make cottage cheese, puffed rice, flattened rice, betel leaves, popped rice, green tea, vermilion, aalta, organic fertilizers, poultry and khadi clothing tax-free, health services, doctors’ fees, newspapers, textbooks and human hair.”.

Another victory for the States is that “on processed tea, instead of a 12-18 per cent tax, 5 per cent tax has been imposed”.

“The Empowered Committee has given a letter to also make news printing tax-free”, Dr Mitra said.

Some other major victories for the States, as stated by the Finance Minister, are:

He further said, “A 12% tax was proposed on cashew nuts; the fight on that is still going on”.

“They had said that shoes would be taxed at 12%; we have proposed that shoes costing up to Rs 500 should be tax-free”

On films, Dr Mitra said, “In West Bengal, films are taxed at 2% while the Centre is thinking of imposing a 28% tax. We will fight this. If regional films are taxed at 28%, won’t they bite the dust?”

He said, “Though my own powers are limited, I have fought for Maa-Mati-Manush under the inspiration of the Chief Minister and I will continue my fight”.

The Bengal Finance Minister said that GST is not fully prepared and ready, and that rules and forms not completed, so July 1 must not be finalised as the date for the roll-out of GST.

“Until and unless a solution is reached on GST, it will not be introduced in the Bengal assembly”

He questioned whether small and medium-scale industries are equipped to handle the new tax regime.

“The fight is still on,” Dr Amit Mitra said, pointing out that he is likely to attend the June 3 GST Council meeting. “Majority of the country is still not ready to roll out GST,” he added.

 

 

১লা জুলাই থেকে জিএসটি চালু হবে কিনা তা নিয়ে সংশয় প্রকাশ করলেনঃ অর্থমন্ত্রী

জিএসটি নিয়ে নবান্নে সাংবাদিক বৈঠক করেন অর্থমন্ত্রী অমিত মিত্র। তিনি বলেন, ২৯ টি রাজ্য ও ২ টি ইউনিয়ন টেরিটরি নিয়ে জিএসটি’র এমপাওয়ার্ড কমিটি গঠন হয়েছে, সেখানে আমাকে চেয়ারম্যান নির্বাচিত করে। ১৪ জুন ২০১৬ কলকাতায় এমপাওয়ার্ড কমিটি’র ঐতিহাসিক বৈঠক হয়। সংসদে বিল পাস হওয়ার পর চালু হল জিএসটি কাউন্সিল যা হল সর্বোচ্চ উপদেষ্টা মণ্ডলী, যার চেয়ারম্যান হলেন কেন্দ্রীয় অর্থমন্ত্রী।

তিনি বলেন, সাংবিধানিক সংশোধনীর বক্তব্য অনুযায়ী রাজ্যের রাজস্ব কমে গেলে তাহলে তারা ক্ষতিপূরণ দিতে পারে, কোন নিশ্চয়তা নেই। দ্বিতীয়ত, ৫ বছরের যে কোন সময় যদি রাজস্ব কমে যায় কেন্দ্রীয় সরকার ঠিক করতে পারে যে তারা রাজস্ব দেবে না। ওই কলকাতার বৈঠকে ঠিক হয় “it should be ‘shall’, not ‘may’, and secondly, not ‘upto 5 years’ but ’period of 5 years।”

ওই বৈঠকে আরও সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়া হয়, রাজ্যে ১.৫ কোটির নিচে ব্যবসা হলে তাদের ক্ষেত্রে শুধু রাজ্যের কন্ট্রোল থাকবে। জিএসটি কাউন্সিল তৈরি হলে অবশেষে সিদ্ধান্ত হল ১.৫ কোটির নিচে ৯০ শতাংশ ছোট ব্যবসায় দ্বৈত নিয়ন্ত্রণ থাকবে না।
চতুর্থ জিএসটি বৈঠকে (৩ ও ৪ নভেম্বর) আমরা প্রস্তাব দিয়েছিলাম খাদ্যশস্য জি এস টির বাইরে রাখতে হবে, সকলে সম্মতি দেওয়ায় এখন খাদ্যশস্য করমুক্ত। এটা সাধারন মানুষের একটা বড় পাওনা।

কাঁচা সবজি, ফল, স্বাস্থ্য পরিষেবা, ডাক্তারের ফি, নিউজ পেপার এগুলো করমুক্ত হয়েছে, যা সাধারন মানুষের প্রয়োজনীয়। ছানা, মুড়ি, চিড়ে, পানের পাতা, খই, সবুজ চা, সিঁদুর, আলতা, পোল্ট্রি, জৈব সার, খাদির জামাকাপড় ওপর ট্যাক্স বসাচ্ছিল, লড়াই করে এগুলো করমুক্ত করেছি আমরা।

তিনি আরও বলেন, জুতোর অপর ১২ ট্যাক্স বসাবে বলেছিল, আমরা প্রস্তাব দিয়েছি ৫০০ টাকা পর্যন্ত কোন কর ছাড় দিতে হবে।নিউজ প্রিন্টিং করমুক্ত করার জন্য আমরা চিঠি দিয়েছি, কাজুর ওপর ১২ ট্যাক্স বসাবে বলেছিল, সেই নিয়ে লড়াই এখনো বাকি।

বর্তমানে পশ্চিমবঙ্গে সিনেমার ওপর ট্যাক্স ২ শতাংশ, আজ কেন্দ্রীয় সরকার ২৮ শতাংশ ট্যাক্স বসানোর চিন্তা করছে, আমাদের লড়াই জারি রয়েছে, আঞ্চলিক ভাষার ছবিতে যদি ২৮% ট্যাক্স বসানো হয় তাহলে তা ধুলিস্মাত হয়ে যাবে।সবশেষে তিনি বলেন, আমার একার ক্ষমতা সীমাবদ্ধ তবুও মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর অনুপ্রেরণায় মা-মাটি-মানুষের জন্য লড়াই করেছি এবং এই লড়াই চালিয়ে যাব। জিএসটি পুরোপুরি তৈরী নয়। ১লা জুলাই এটি চূড়ান্ত হবে কিনা তা নিয়ে সংশয় প্রকাশ করেন অর্থমন্ত্রী বলেন যতক্ষণ না জিএসটি সমাধান হয় ততক্ষণ এটি বিধানসভাতেও পেশ করা হবে না।

 

BREAKING: दार्जिलिङ पहाडका सम्पूर्ण स्कुल कालेजहरू 1 र 2 जुन (48 घण्टा ) बन्द

बंगला भाषा बाध्यतामूलक अध्ययन एवं नेपाली भाषामाथि अतिक्रमण- लाई लिएर एउटा समीक्षा सभा आज गोरखा रङ्गमञ्च भवनमा पहाड़का विभिन्न विद्यालय, महाविद्यालयका शिक्षक-शिक्षिकागण, भाषासित सम्बन्धित सघं-संस्थाहरूका प्रतिनिधिवर्ग, विशिष्ट साहित्यिक व्यक्तित्व अनि सैयौंको संख्यामा भाषाप्रेमी गोरखाहरूमाझ सम्पन्न गरियो।

आजको समीक्षा सभामा सहभागी जनाएका सबै शैक्षिक संस्थान, साहित्यिक सघं-संस्थाका प्रतिनिधिवर्ग एवं विशिष्ट साहित्यिक व्यक्तित्वहरूले पहाड़मा बंगला भाषाको बाध्यतामूलक अध्ययन गरिनुपर्ने प्रस्ताव बंगाल सरकारको एउटा षड़यन्त्र रहेको ठहर गर्दै सबैपक्षबाट यसको घोर विरोध रहेको जनाइयो। बंगला भाषामाथि  पहाड़वासीको सम्मान भाव रहेको भएतापनि उक्त भाषाको बाध्यतामूलक अध्ययन गरिनुपर्ने फरमान सोझै नेपाली भाषामाथि अतिक्रमण रहेको हुनाले उक्त प्रस्तावलाई कुनै हालतमा पनि स्वीकार नगरिने र सबै नेपालीभाषी गोरखाहरूले एकजुट भएर विरोध गर्ने विषयमा पनि आपसी सहमति बनाइयो।

आजको सभामा पारित प्रस्ताव अनुसार, बंगला भाषालाई ऐच्छिक रूपमा अध्यय गर्नलाई कुनै आपत्ति छैन। तर बाध्यतामूलक अथवा अनिवार्यरूपमा बंगला भाषा अध्ययन गरिनुपर्ने राज्य सरकारको फरमान भने कुनै हालतमा स्वीकार्य हुनेछैन। किनभने यसले भाषा अनि जातिको आधारमा उठिरहेको गोरखाल्याण्डको मुद्दालाई भविष्यमा नकरात्मक असर पार्न सक्छ अनि पहाड़मा बंगलाभाषीहरू बहुसंख्यकमा रहेको आधिकारीक पुष्टि गरेर राज्य सरकारले गोरखाल्याण्डको मुद्दालाई निमिट्यान्न पार्न पनि सक्छन्। उक्त भित्री षड़यन्त्रलाई बुझेर पनि सबैजना एकजुट भएर तीव्र विरोध प्रदर्शनी गरिनेछ।

भारतीय संविधानको आठौं अनुसूचिमा मान्यताप्राप्त नेपाली भाषामाथि भइरहेको उक्त अतिक्रमणको कुनै हालतमा सहन गरिनेछैन। यसैले आज समाजका विभिन्न क्षेत्रका जिम्मेवार व्यक्तित्वहरूको उपस्थितिमा मातृभाषाको सुरक्षा अनि सम्मानको निम्ति कतिपय भावी कार्यक्रमहरू पनि तयार पारिएको छ।
भाषा अतिक्रमणमाथि आजको सभामा लिइएको घोषणाहरू:

1. सम्पूर्ण दार्जिलिङ पहाड, सिलिगुडी तराई अनि डुवर्समा आगामी 1 जुनदेखि प्रतिवाद स्वरूप सडक गाउँ शहर बजारमा  कालो झण्डा लगाउनुपर्नेछ  ।

2. दार्जिलिङ पहाडका सम्पूर्ण स्कुल कालेजहरू 1 र 2 जुन  (48 घण्टा ) बन्द रहने छ ।

3. जुन 4 तारिखदेखि  8 तारिख सम्म प्रतिवाद जुलुस  सम्पूर्ण पहाडभरि गरिनेछ    ।