A GJM delegation met Chidambaram here today and discussed the issue of a separate state of Gorkhaland.
After the meeting, Chidambaram said if the separatists and West Bengal Government are unable to find a common ground, then the Government of India would arrange a tripartite meeting.
"They are meeting chief minister of West Bengal (Mamata Banerjee) on the 6th of June, so I told them please meet the chief minister, try to be cooperative, try to find a common ground and then the government of India will arrange tripartite meeting, but I told them that they should first meet the Government of West Bengal and try to find as much common ground as possible," said Chidambaram.
Meanwhile, GJM President Bimal Gurung said they are waiting for the secretary level talks with the West Bengal government on June 6.
"We discussed all our issues with him (Chidambaram). They said they will look into the matter and I hope that the secretary-level talk with the West Bengal Government on 6th June will be a successful one and we are waiting for it," he said.
Gurung further said that they have not begun to exert pressure on the Mamata Banerjee Government in West Bengal, as it is still new.
"We also wanted that there should be a change in West Bengal and it happened. So, in the coming days we will draw a strategy and hold talks with the chief minister about our issue. We will go forward to explain our points. But we are not pressurising the government as it is a new government and it needs time," he added.
A renewed demand for a separate Gorkhaland region, which would include Darjeeling and some contiguous areas of Jalpaiguri District, has created fresh turmoil over the past few months.
The Gorkha population in West Bengal estimated to be around a million has been demanding a separate state.West Bengal News.
From-ANI
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