Agitation the next step, if meeting remains unsuccessful- CITU

Darjeeling August 26: Darjeeling District Tea Garden Labour Union (DDTGLU) will be organizing Sammelan at Naxalbari on 8-9th September concerning the rights of the labourers of the tea garden said the CITU General Secretary Ajit Sarkar today to the reporters. 

A meeting of the DDTGLU was today held under the Chairmanship of Suk Bahadur Tamang and MG Subba at the CPM party office at Darjeeling. After the meeting Sarkar said informing of the upcoming meeting urged everyone to attend it for their rights.

 Hills comprise many tea garden labourers and their living standard has been not so sound for which the management has also to think about he added. It is the fact that Darjeeling tea is World known but the labourers are in such a appalling condition.

 Sarkar said that this is the right moment for the Trade Unions and the intellects of the Hills to come together and to voice for the financial rights of the tea labourers. Just like there has been price hike in every commodities, a hike in the salary has also be made he said. The labourers as well as the non-labourers who are in the tea garden should be facilitated with area pattas, thus giving them the Tea Plantation Rights such as the medical facilities, education to the children of the tea garden labourers and others. 

The Centre Government has to provide facilities to the childrens of the tea garden labourers and also lesser the prices of the LPG said Sarkar. “We all should come up together and fight for the rights of the labourers” appealed Sarkar.

 Informing that the Government has called up a meeting on August 28 at Siliguri Circuit House he said that if the meeting does not result fruitful, agitation will be the next step. CPM leader also the ex MP Saman Phatak, DDTLU General Secretary Gautam Gosh, CPM leader KB Watar and other members were present at the meeting. ================= 

 SUM Institute Alumni Association observes its 25th foundation day

 Kalimpong, August 26 The SUM Institute Alumni Association today observed its 25th foundation day at Ram Krishna Ranga Manch in Kalimpong. The Association was formed in 1987 by the efforts of the then Principal taking few students.

 Today it has its members from Sikkim, Bhutan, Darjeeling, Jaigaon, Nepal, Siliguri and other places. The Association today felicitated the Principal of the SUMI NR Pradhan and the Principal, Rockvale Academy Cap Prakash Mani Pradhan. Different personalities were also honored amid beautiful cultural extravaganzas. 

The ex students presented Hindi-Nepali songs where the Principal of the Rockvale Academy performed a Nepali song. The Sub Divisional Officer LN Sherpa too mesmerized the audience by singing a Hindi number. Ex student Debasis who has trained from Shantinekatan Biswabharati along with Bahul music known figure SD Bahul presented Bahul music. SD Bahul has been to places like London, Germany, Japan and other places with the music.