Veteran journalist Inder Jit, who played a pivotal role in negotiating the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council Agreement in 1980s, died

NEW DELHI: Veteran journalist-turned- politician Inder Jit, who played a pivotal role in negotiating theDarjeeling Gorkha Hill Council Agreement in 1980s, died in New Delhi on Sunday after a prolonged illness.
Inder Jit, 84, passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences after suffering a cardiac arrest. He has been fighting cancer for a long time and was admitted to the AIIMS a week ago.
Beginning his career as a journalist with the Hindustan Times in 1948,Inder Jit was attached with several foreign newspapers including London's Daily Telegraph and The Times.
He joined the Times of India in 1953 and worked as one of its Special Correspondents till 1962 when he joined the India News and Feature Alliance (INFA).
Inder Jit was instrumental in negotiating the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council accord between GNLF's Subhash Ghisingh and the Centre in 1988. The agreement was signed in Kolkata on August 22, 1988.
After the landmark agreement, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Darjeeling constituency in West Bengal in 1989 and 1991 on Congress ticket.
During his stint in Parliament, Inder Jit was part of three Indian delegations to the United Nations General Assembly and took part in its proceedings.
Inder Jit is survived by his wife Darshan and three daughters Poonam, Sabina and Sonia. Poonam and Sabina are journalists.

Veteran journalist Inder Jit dead
Veteran journalist and former member of Lok Sabha Inder Jit passed away on Sunday after prolonged illness. Inder Jit was instrumental in the negotiation of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council agreement in 1988. Starting his journalism career with the Hindustan Times in 1948, he worked
with many newspapers, including London's Daily Telegraph and The Times.
The eighty-four-year-old veteran was suffering from cancer and was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences a week ago. He breathed his last after he suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday.
Inder Jit played an important role in negotiating the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council accord between GNLF's Subhash Ghisingh and the Centre in 1988. The agreement was signed in Kolkata on August 22, 1988. After the agreement, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Darjeeling constituency in 1989 and 1991. He is survived by wife Darshan and three daughters — Poonam, Sabina and Sonia. Poonam and Sabina are journalists.


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