Darjeeling tripartite accord signed
Monday July 18, 2011 08:27:32 PM,
IANS
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Union Home Minister P.
Chidambaram, Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee and
Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha Party President Bimal Gurung
witnessing the signing of agreements of Gorkhaland Territorial
Administration (GTA), in Siliguri on July 18, 2011. |
Sukna (West
Bengal): A tripartite agreement on the Darjeeling hills
was signed Monday between the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) and
the West Bengal and central governments.
At the core of the pact is the formation of a new autonomous,
elected Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA), a hill council
armed with more powers than its predecessor Darjeeling Gorkha Hill
Council (DGHC) formed in the late 1980s.
Terming the agreement as the new beginning for Darjeeling, union
Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the central government will keep
a watch on the path of the GTA and offer all kinds of help to the
newly-formed administrative body.
"This is a historic day. This is a day to step into the future and
a new beginning for Darjeeling. We know you had faced lot of
problems. This is a time to keep aside those sufferings and look
into the future. You (GJM leadership) have to show that you can
govern," said Chidambaram at the signing function in Pintail
village in Kurseong sub-division of Darjeeling district.
State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lauded the accord and ruled
out any possibility of the division of Bengal.
"After fighting for a long time, here comes the environment of
peace and harmony. We will give full cooperation to the GTA.
Darjeeling is heart of the state. Darjeeling and Siliguri are like
two sisters. They cannot be separated from each other," she said.
Officers from the central and state governments and GJM general
secretary Roshan Giri signed the accord.
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