Too early to comment on election outcome in hills: Tamang

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Kalimpong : Prominent political analyst Prof. Munish Tamang is on a tour of the Darjeeling hills under the aegis of non-political organisation Jan Aawaj to spread political awareness. Speaking today in Kalimpong at a press conference, he said it is too early to comment or predict on the political outcome in the hills in terms of the April-May general election. He said, “It is not the right time to comment on hill polities as a complete political mapping by regional parties has not been completed." 

Notably, the GJM, TMC and other parties are yet to announce their candidates for the upcoming polls. When asked if he was interested in running for the election from the hills, Tamang replied, “To achieve good marks in an examination, one has to study well; I am studying right now.” He informed the Jan Aawaj is organising a movement to provide every support to the issues related to the Gorkha community. “The main aim of Jan Aawaj is to create a platform for the people to voice their opinion on the national level,” explained the analyst. Commenting on the recent statehood agitation, he said, “Revolutions create leaders, leaders do not create revolutions,” adding the movement’s failure has affected a lot of Gorkhas in the hills and elsewhere. A fresh perspective that is free of political clichés and one involving the Gorkha people from across the nation is needed, he added.