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Himalayan Times — 1960

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Himalayan E tints

A NEWS WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY

VOL. XIII APRIL, 10, 1960. NO. XXXIII

PANCHAYAT SYSTEM OPPOSED darjeel.ng red cross

organisation

A representative meeting or Gram Panchayet can ever ' A meeting 'o observe
of the villagers, growers land- be a viable unit in the hills Htd Cross Month in May
owners and others of Kallmpong to be able to undertake any iyg0 fa ,d d ^
Bub-Division was held at the development programme or „. .' ,7 , ,. " "
local Town Hall on 2 4 60 with implement any of the provisions Ohairmansnip ol Sri N.K.
Sri M. K. Pradhan in the of the said Aot for lack of Biswas IAS., Dy. Com mi-
Chair to discuss about the education and funds. These * ssioner, Darjeeiihg. in tl.e
introduction of the Panahayat 1'anchayets left to their own Red Cross Building
system in this area. Mote then resources will hardly be able Darieelinfl °
8 speakers participated in the to meet their obligatory char- Q I IV* k-1
discussion and the following ges for its maintenance while Ml BllWM While pr.I-
reaolution was passed unani- the villagers already hard hit Sing 'he work of tho
xnoualy :—. will be uuabte to bear the organisation in the dis-

The meeting discussed all incidence of taxation that will trict felt the need of

tho provisions of the Went •» imposed under the provisions strangtbening the organi-

Bengal P.nchayat Act. 1056 of the Act 8MjoD ,othatU cou|d

{ Act I of 19&7 ) in alt its la the back ground of tho intensify its activities in

aspects and the advantages and actual conditions this meeting , Att'i

disadvantages in its application strongly urges upon the Go- ulfltnot.

to the khasmahal area of the vernment not to give effect to The mesting decided

snb-division of Kalimpong haT« the provisions of the taid Ait t0 organise a fund oollec-

ing due regard to the physical to this sub-division aa it is tinn drive bv hold'

and economic conditions preva- sure to bring discontent amongst - - u*u- •

lent here and ita limitations. the mass in the villages without i»ncy tare, exhibitions.

RESOLVED that while ^P"* ,0'Uti0D * fZ' ^^T''1^'

they appreciated the good P™"«»»- f'lm »how .to during the

intention of the Act to improve DEATH ANNIVERSARY K»a Cross Month. Sri

the conditions of the villagers OF SRI D. S. GURUNG Biswas felt that the

by the introduction self govern- members of the Diet,

nient in villager, through the Kalimpong, April 8 R,d Cro8§ Organisation

„ anch»l a*"d. n/7a In a simple ceremony »nd the local people
Panchayats the Statu has failsd ,„ j._ „-_u„. "t . u j . i
to realise the present day "'"l th# mfm°«» should extend special co-
economic stringem-v under which Uorkba League observed operation during the Red
the villagers are suffering due the death anniversary of Cross Month.

to fall in price of their agri- Sri D. S. Gurung, founder -7—---

cultural produce and great President of All India limpong Branoh, Gorkha

slump in trade and also the Q0rkha League. Wreathe League and by the repre-

un'dT whicfX1 ZdtT'ln ••fy1*?'' lD P'J™*- bourSt Union0'a^°Tt L*

villager, are located. They dhi by Sri B. K. Sharms, b°<" U",0° •««. Art. &

strongly feel that no Anchal General S.oretary of Ka- Crafts Workers Union.

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