SMALL SEPARATE STATES !!!

Arindam:- Good evening, viewers! You are watching your favourite show, “WINE WITH ARINDAM” at the Royal Bengal Tigers TV Channel (RBTV Channel). Today, in this special evening, we will enjoy drinking Red Wine with Mustard Prawn Rolls and Fried Mustard Hilsha. In this episode, our guests are Hiranmay (A party worker of TMC), Ramesh (A party worker of BJP), Subimal (A party worker of Congress Party), Kabiraj (A party worker of CPIM) and Giridhari (A party worker of GJM). So, guests, thanks for coming to our show. Let us say cheers first and have a sip of this great red wine. Cheers! So, Giridhari (A party worker of Gorkhaland Janamukti Morcha), what’s the point in having strikes for so many days in the hilly areas of North Bengal? Are these strikes going to help the poor people of hilly areas anyway?

Giridhari (A party worker of GJM):- We want Gorkhaland at any cost. This revolution started way back in 1907.

Kabiraj (A party worker of CPIM):- Don’t call it a revolution. Actually, it is a rebellion. 

Arindam:- Oh! Both these words are synonymous, Kabiraj (A party worker of CPIM). By the way, we are getting information that CPIM is adding fuel to the fire to gain some mileage in this issue.

Hiranmay (A party worker of TMC):- Yes, it is the brutal truth. I don’t understand why there will be a separate Gorkhaland. Already, Bengal Government under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee has formed the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration. GNLF weakened up and now GJM will also get weakened in the coming years.

Giridhari (A party worker of GJM):- If the Telangana issue can be solved then why not the Gorkhaland issue?

Arindam:- Exactly! There lies the problem. Subimal (A party worker of Congress Party), why your party suddenly went in favour of forming a separate Telangana state? We all know that BJP started its campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls of 2014 by saying that if BJP comes to power at the centre, then they will form the Telangana State.

Subimal (A party worker of Congress Party):- We were never against the Telangana issue. See! The logic is simple. If you divide a big state into several small states, then it helps you to administer those small states efficiently.

Arindam:- BJP also told the same thing when they strongly favoured the formation of Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Uttarakhand. That time, Congress party was opposing the move, but, now, the same Congress party is chanting the same mantras of BJP. Really, it is popularly known as POLITICS. Ramesh (A party worker of BJP), the economic growth of all the newly formed states is not up to the mark. Jharkhand saw so many Chief Ministers. BJP is also playing games regarding this issue. Why is Jaswant Singh too interested in forming a separate Gorkhaland? 

Hiranmay (A party worker of TMC):- BJP even used Jashwant Singh for the Lok Sabha constituency of Darjeeling in 2009 to get some political mileage in West Bengal. Bengal already got partitioned by British people into two halves. Now, there will be no further partition at any cost.

Ramesh (A party worker of BJP):- We are not supporting the formation of Gorkhaland, but, we also appreciate the fact that Bengal Government has failed to bring overall socio-economic development in the northern hilly areas of West Bengal. CPIM has done nothing for the hilly areas of Bengal and now TMC is also failing to bring development at that region.

Kabiraj (A party worker of CPIM):- At least, in our tenure, our Jyoti Basu always negotiated with Subhash Ghisingh to retain peace and prosperity in Darjeeling and other adjoining areas. But, Bimal Gurung found out some weaknesses in this new Bengal Government and started demanding almost anything. Congress has taken a bad decision on Telangana issue at a bad time. 

Arindam:- The Gorkhas are not actually Bengalis, but, they are always a part of Bengal. Actually, Gorkhas have their origin in Nepal only. Now, formation of small states always creates new CM posts and other cabinet posts. Bimal Gurung wants to become the Chief Minister of a small Gorkhaland State. What a greedy politician he is? Will the formation of Gorkhaland improve the socio-economic development of the Gorkhas?

Giridhari (A party worker of GJM):- Maybe or may not be. But, at least, we can resolve some problems in the hilly areas in our own way and that too rapidly.

Hiranmay (A party worker of TMC):- It is easier said than done. Why Hyderabad has been declared as the joint capital of Telangana and Seemandhra? Why Andhra Pradesh is not divided into 3 parts; Andhra, Rayalseema and Telangana?

Ramesh (A party worker of BJP):- Congress party wants some more votes from the Telangana region. They also have a plan to merge with Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Subimal (A party worker of Congress Party):- Then as per your logic, we will lose many votes in Seemandhra region. Our Congress party has taken the right decision about Telangana issue. 

Arindam:- No, we, the common people of India don’t think so. Rather, we would regard it as a traditional ‘Divide & Rule’ policy. Look at the negative repercussions of this decision. There are demands regarding the formation of Gorkhaland, Bodoland, Vidarbha, Saurashtra, Bundelkhand and many other small states. It may bring chaos and instability in the political administration system of India in the near future. 

Giridhari (A party worker of GJM):- Let there be chaos and instability. We want our Gorkhaland. That’s full and final.

Ramesh (A party worker of BJP):- We wanted to utilize the Telangana issue for the Lok Sabha polls of 2014, but, the Congress party played a good game at the right time.

Subimal (A party worker of Congress Party):- But, we never expected such a violent agitation regarding the formation of Gorkhaland at this juncture. It is turning out to be a curse in disguise for our Congress party.

Kabiraj (A party worker of CPIM):- Bimal Gurung and his party workers have given us some issues to fight back against Mamata Banerjee at this juncture.

Hiranmay (A party worker of TMC):- We will not allow our Bengal to get divided at any cost. Darjeeling will always remain as a part of Bengal. Even if the Congress party or BJP decide to form a separate Gorkhaland after coming to power after 2014 Lok Sabha polls, we will not let it get implemented at any cost. 

Arindam:- Ok! We are running out of time. We will end our discussions here. All the viewers of our RBTV Channel; don’t be surprised if India becomes a nation of maximum number of “SMALL SEPARATE STATES” in the World in the near future. Unity in Diversity is good but too much Diversity in the name of so many small states is also not so good at times. This is India, where politics always ruins the life of common people like us. See the fun! Can’t help it boss! Anyway, see you all again later. For the time being, I bid goodbye to all our viewers.