Jitendra Sharma
Kurseong
Feb 27: An employee of Allahabad bank here was gheraoed from early morning by
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters on Wednesday demanding immediate
transfer or suspension from job for allegedly taking active part in politics.
The employee
Mohan Tamang according to Morcha supporters has been active in politics as a
member of the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) which is against the
norms and regulation of the Service rules act for government employees. The
service rules have exempted only the teachers from the purview.
“Tamang
has been actively participating in politics since a long time inspite of being
a government employee. Our party too has government employees union but it does
not directly take part in active politics. If he wants to take part actively
then he must leave the job,” said Yogendra Rai, a GTA member who led the
gherao.
The
gherao was lifted after the Bank Manager assured that the matter would be
sorted out as soon as possible. Tamang however was unavailable for comment and
the Manager said that he was not authorized to speak to the media. With the Morcha supporters hovering around in
the town since early morning, the administration has deployed a large number of
police personnel patrolling the town.
Sources
added that the Morcha supporters also gheraoed a house of an opposition leader
at Simulbarie. Police however said that there was not such report filed in the
police stations so far.
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