The West Bengal government may offer the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) a ministerial berth and if it accepts the proposal, it is expected to be a major step towards the resolution of the conflict in the Darjeeling hills.
Joining the ministry is said to be part of the proposed agreement between the GJM and the West Bengal government to resolve the issue.
A senior central committee member of the Morcha and a member of its study forum admitted that “a verbal request for a ministerial berth was made by the government during the bi-partite meeting at Writer’s Buildings last week but no official communication has been received till now”.
“The GJM might be offered the Hill Affairs Portfolio as a part of the MoU. But we are yet to finalise the draft of the agreement,” said the central committee member.
.indianexpress
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