BL Protection Force campaigns for protection in New Delhi

A seven-member delegation of the Bhutia Lepcha Protection Force led by its president, Phigu Tshering Bhutia has been camping at New Delhi for the past one week to draw the Centre’s attention towards matters pertaining to Bhutias and Lepchas of the state. As per a BLPF press release, the delegation has called on various Ministries and officials of the central government appraising them about what the organization sees as the “hidden agendas to do away with the rights and benefits enjoyed by this minority community in the state and the gross violation of the very spirit of Article 371F”.