Gorkha council hits Centre hurdle

IE/kolkata/Fri Jul 15 2011: The signing of the tripartite agreement among the state government, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and the Union government next week has hit a roadblock as the Central government has raised certain objections, chief among them is the use of the word “Gorkhaland” in the name of the interim council. 
The Darjeeling district administration on Thursday called top leaders of the GJM to the district office including Morcha president Bimal Gurung, general secretary Roshan Giri and a few others and discussed the reservations raised by the Central government.  
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has already made a trip to Junglemahal early this week and is keen on going to Darjeeling next week to sign the agreement. However, if the GJM does not approve of the Centre’s objections, the signing of the treaty will be delayed. 
On being inquired about her plans to go to Darjeeling in the late evening before the Chief Minister left the Writers’ Building for home, she replied, “How can I go if the date is not fixed.” 

Morcha is reportedly not happy with the Centre objecting to the use of the word “Gorkhaland’. “It was former Union Home Secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai who used the phrase Gorkhaland Autonomous Authority. It is ridiculous that now they are objecting to the word’s use,” H B Chettri, Morcha MLA and spokesman, told The Indian Express.
However, the state government hoped the agreement would be signed soon. “There are a few small issues on which the Centre has raised objections. We have got back to the GJM on them. I think these will be sorted out soon,” said Chief Secretary Samar Ghosh. 
He further said the Centre is very much keen on signing the agreement at the earliest. 
   
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