Tripartite talks on Gorkhaland held

Vinay Kumar
 
 
 

Gorkhas say their demand is neither anti-national nor anti-Indian

 
 
 
Gorkhaland essential for preserving ethnicity, identity, culture: GJMM
Tea, tourism and timber will be Gorkhaland’s main economic resources

 
 
NEW DELHI: Members of the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) which is spearheading the agitation for creation of a separate Gorkhaland state in Darjeeling hills reiterated that their demand [...]

Centre missive to GJMM

Statesman News Service
DARJEELING, Aug. 5: The Centre has sent a letter to the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha for tripartite talks on the Gorkhaland issue. The GJMM has received a letter from the Union Home Ministry in which, the Centre has expressed a desire to open dialogue with the GJMM on the separate state demand.
“We received a letter from the Union home [...]

Centre to host tripartite talks on Darjeeling hills

WHILE IT is too early to say whether talks will involving the Centre, the West Bengal government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha will help resolve the contentious Darjeeling hill issue, the Centre has finally agreed to hold a tripartite meeting. The meeting is likely in mid-August.
The Morcha, which had a few meetings with the West [...]