BUTA SING the agent of GHISINGH

I AM NOW JUST PLACING A LETTER OF MR. BUTA SINGH , FORMER HOME
MINISTER OF INDIA . THE LETTER WAS WRITTEN TO MR. INDERJIT GUPTA ,
THE THEN HONOURABLE HOME MINISTER OF INDIA ON 16 OCTOBER,1996. I AM
QUOTING THE FULL LETTER. PL READ THE TEXT AS FOLLOWS:

Dear Shri Guptaji, YOU WILL KINDLY RECALL THAT DURING
MY LAST MEETING IN YOUR NORTH BLOCK OFFICE, I HAD REPRESENTED TO YOU
THE CASE OF GORKHA LAND, UTTARAKHAND AND VIDHARBA STATE, YUO HAVE
KINDLY AGREED TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER SYMPATHETICALLY. SUBSEQUENTLY I
HAPPENED TO MEET THE gnlf LEADER SHRI SUBASH GHISINGH WHO WAS IN
DELHI. SHRI GHISINGH HAD LEAD THE GORKHA LAND MOVEMENT IN 80'S THE
MOVEMENT HAD DRAWN ATTENTION OF THE COUNTRY AND DARJEELING GORKHA HILL
DEVELOPMENT COUNCILWAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, BY THE PARLIAMENT. THE
COUNCIL HAS BEEN ENGAGING ITSELIF IN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF
DARJEELING UNDER THE DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP OF SHRI SUBASH GHISINGH. I
VIVIDLY REMEMBER THAT DURING HIS VISIT LATE SHRI RAJIV GANDHI THE THEN
PRIME MINISTER HAD PAID GLOWING TRIBUTES TO THE LEADERSHIP OFSHRI
SUBASH GHISINGH. AFTER THE FORMATION OF THE COUNCIL WHEN A JOINT PRESS
CONFERENCE WAS ADDRESSED BY ME AND HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER OF WEST
BENGAL SHRI JYOTI BASU ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THE POPULARITY AND
LEADERSHIP OF SHRI SUBAS GHISINGH.
INSPITE OF THE FACT THE FUNDS PROMISED BY THE CENTRAL GOVT. WERE
INADEQUATE AND OFTEN RELEASED WITH DELAY, THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE
STATE GOVT. WAS ALSO NOT THE EXPECTATION, INSPITE OF ALL THESE
HANDICAPS AND OTHER IMPEDIMENTS, SHRI GHISINGH AND HIS TEAM OF
COUNCILLORS CONTINUED TO RELENTLESSLY PUTTING THEIR BEST EFFORTS FOR
THE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEOPLE. THERE IS WIDE AWAKENING IN THE HILL
AND PLAIN AREAS ALIPURDWAR,DARJEELING,KURSEONG AND NEIGHBOURING
DISTRICTS OF AND THE FULL APPRECIATION OF THE WORK DONE BY G.N.L.F.
I THEREFORE FULLY SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF THE FULL FLEDGED GORKHA
LAND STATE. I AM SURE AS THE DARJEELING HILL COUNCIL HAS PROVED AS A
MODEL FOR REST OF THE COUNTRY, THE GORKHA LAND STATE WILL ALSO CREATE
A HISTORY OF ITS OWN UNDER THE DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP OF SHRI SUBASH
GHISINGH.
AS I HAD REQUESTED YOU TO INTRODUCE A BILL TO THIS EFFECT IN THE
COMING SESSION OF PARLIAMENT. I HOPE AND BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL TAKE
THE NECESSARY ACTION IN THIS REGARD AT THE EARLIEST.
WITH KIND REGARDS.
YOURS SINCERELY,
buta singh , 16, ashok road, new delhi 110001. tele 3755411.