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Amit Shah Attacks TMC for 'Neglecting' Gorkhas, Promises Fast-Track Solution for Bengal Hills if BJP Wins
Shah said an interlocutor will report back after talks with Gorkha groups, and the BJP will restore deleted voter names and review alleged cases.
- Addressing an election rally in Kurseong, Darjeeling on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah promised to resolve the decades-old Gorkha issue within six months if the BJP forms the government in West Bengal.
- The Gorkha issue, a century-old statehood demand in Gorkha-majority hill districts, remains unresolved because successive governments failed to address local aspirations; Shah alleged the Congress and TMC have done injustice to the region.
- Shah said he convened three meetings to resolve the matter, but the Mamata Banerjee government refused to send state representatives, requiring an interlocutor to be appointed.
- The BJP leader also addressed the deletion of Gorkha names during the Special Intensive Revision exercise, promising all such names will be included in electoral rolls once his party forms the government.
- Asserting that no party other than the BJP could find a solution acceptable to the Gorkhas, Shah emphasized, "We will find such a solution to the Gorkha issue that Gorkhas can live in peace.
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NewsDrumBJP to resolve decades-old Gorkha issue within 6 months of forming govt in Bengal: Shah
Kurseong (WB), Apr 21 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the decades-old Gorkha issue will be resolved within six months if the BJP forms the government in West Bengal. He said no party other than the BJP could find a solution acceptable to the Gorkhas. Addressing an election rally at Kurseong in […]
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The Economic TimesAmit Shah says BJP will settle Gorkha issue in six months if voted to power
Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated the Gorkha issue will be resolved within six months if the BJP forms the government in West Bengal. He assured a settlement acceptable to the Gorkhas, bringing peace and smiles. Shah criticized previous governments for failing to address Gorkha aspirations.
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