SILIGURI, 23 MARCH: Sounding adamant on the contentious land issue, the GJMM chief, Mr Bimal Gurung, today said the land issue alone would figure during the discussion with chief minister Mamata Banerjee tomorrow.
“There can be only one agenda for the talks and it is the land issue. Nothing can persuade us to backtrack on this demand. We have struggled a lot and we are prepared to make more sacrifices in the future. The GTA election can be held only after the moujas are included in the autonomous body,” he said to reporters at Bagdogra airport before leaving for Kolkata.
The GJMM president said his party would not budge an inch from its avowed stance. “We will reiterate our position on the matter tomorrow. No persuasion, no development bonanza can move us from our stated position,” he said.
Taking issue with the state government on the matter of the simultaneous processes for the GTA election and the proceedings of the land verification committee, Mr Gurung said there was no such clause in the GTA agreement. “It is not right to claim that elections are to be held as per the agreement before the land issue is settled. This is unacceptable to us. Besides, it goes against the letter and spirit of the GTA agreement,” he said.
“There can be only one agenda for the talks and it is the land issue. Nothing can persuade us to backtrack on this demand. We have struggled a lot and we are prepared to make more sacrifices in the future. The GTA election can be held only after the moujas are included in the autonomous body,” he said to reporters at Bagdogra airport before leaving for Kolkata.
The GJMM president said his party would not budge an inch from its avowed stance. “We will reiterate our position on the matter tomorrow. No persuasion, no development bonanza can move us from our stated position,” he said.
Taking issue with the state government on the matter of the simultaneous processes for the GTA election and the proceedings of the land verification committee, Mr Gurung said there was no such clause in the GTA agreement. “It is not right to claim that elections are to be held as per the agreement before the land issue is settled. This is unacceptable to us. Besides, it goes against the letter and spirit of the GTA agreement,” he said.
statesman news service
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