A special ceremony to welcome Forest Minister Dinesh Agarwal was organised under the aegis of Gorkhali Sudhar Sabha (GSS) on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion the Cabinet Minister and MlA from Dharampur assembly constituency, Agarwal reiterated his commitment to serve the community. He said that the Gorkhas are pride of the country and their problems should be addressed with empathy and compassion.
Heaping praises on the minister, the President of the GSS, lieutenant Colonel BS Chetri (Rtd) termed him a Vikas Purush (Man committed to development).
He reminded the audience that Agarwal was instrumental in getting cancelled the Government Order (GO) which excluded the Brahmin and Kshatriya castes of Gorkha community from the status of Other Backward Castes (OBC). Chetri said that due to untiring efforts of the minister all the castes of Gorkhas are under OBC now as before.
The members of all 44 branches of the GSS were present in the honour ceremony. The minister inaugurated new building of the women cell of the GSS. The President of the cell, Sarika Pradhan informed about the activities of the women cell. The minister also felicitated social workers and meritorious students belonging to the community on the occasion.
After the honour ceremony of minister annual convention of the GSS was organised. The convention was attended by the Senior Vice President lt Col Narayan Singh Thapa (Rtd), Vice President Sunil Thapa, Cultural Secretary Preetam Gurung, Secretary Gajendra Vikram Sahi, Brigadier P S Gurung (Rtd), V P Dhakal and prominent members of the Sabha.