Visit Indian Travel Sites
Goa,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh,
Delhi,
Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Sikkim,
Madhya Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
|
Mamata lauds high-level panel report on Gorkhaland row | West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has lauded
a high-powered committee's report on the Gorkhaland issue. "Right from outset there had been plethora of problems as for Terai region and Darjeeling like infrastructure
such as communication links of road that was lacking. Incidentally, tourism happens
to be Darjeeling's prime source of income and those concerned with the industry
of travel, tourism and hospitality have appreciated the move of our government
to ensure sustainable economy of this region," Banerjee told media here. She also
appealed to stakeholders to abide by the panel's report. "Whatever the commission
that was entrusted to oversee the issue, decided in right direction. And, neither
the state government nor the central government, and even the Gorkhaland Morcha
movement, had anything say in it. It was unbiased," added Banerjee. Her comments
come even as Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and its allies warned of holding highly charged
agitations and stirs across the province over the committee's allegedly 'skewed'
recommendations. Headed by retired Justice Shyamal Sen, the committee was established
to identify and earmark areas for the proposed Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
(GTA). In its report, the committee has advocated the inclusion of only five areas
into the GTA, as against the GJM's demand. The Gorkhaland movement that began
in 1980s had ended with a truce between the then Gorkha leader Subhash Ghising
and New Delhi , after he accepted limited autonomy in 1988 with a new Darjeeling
Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC). A renewed demand for a separate Gorkhaland region,
which would include Darjeeling and some contiguous areas of Jalpaiguri District,
has created fresh turmoil over the past few months. The Gorkha population in West
Bengal is estimated to be around a million.
|
|
|
|
|
|