New Delhi: The Centre on Monday suggested to
the West Bengal government that a tripartite meet, involving
the two governments and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM),
could be held on August 24 for talks regarding creation of a
separate Gorkha state.
The Centre has asked the state government to communicate
the proposal to the GJM and convey back the response to it.
"The Union government has suggested to the West Bengal
government that the tripartite meeting could be held on August
24. The Centre also told the state government to communicate
the message to the GJM," a senior Home Ministry official said.
A delegation of the GJM, led by BJP MP from Darjeeling
Jaswant Singh, had met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on
June 15 here seeking immediate talks involving the Centre,
West Bengal Government government and GJM representatives to
pave way for creation of the new state.
The last tripartite meeting between the three
stakeholders took place on December 29 last year where it was
decided to take forward the talks after the Lok Sabha polls.
Bureau Report
