Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would take “some
decision” before the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration polls
expected within this year to ensure that “identity” was not a problem
for the hill people.
Mamata, who addressed a meeting at the
Darjeeling Motor Stand, didn’t elaborate but it’s possible the GTA could
be in for an overhaul. “I want the Gorkha identity to be preserved in
Darjeeling…. There is this GTA agreement, I didn’t do it, it was done by
the earlier (Left) government, I only signed the agreement.”
The agreement, which led to the formation of the GTA that now administers the hill region, had been signed in July 2011.
“After
the (parliamentary) elections (and) before the GTA elections, we will
try to take some decision… so that identity is not a problem for our
Gorkha brothers and sisters,” she said.
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