CPI(M) demands inclusion of Dareeling and Maoist issues in all-party meet

Kolkata, July : The CPI(M) today said it would attend the August 3 all-party meeting, but demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to include the Darjeeling and Maoist issues in the agenda.
''We have received the invitation, and we will attend the all-party meeting. But we have sent a letter to the Chief Minister to include the issues of Darjeeling agreement and Maoist problem in the agenda,'' Leader of the Opposition Surjyakanta Mishra told reporters.
Dr Mishra, a CPI(M) Central Committee leader, had earlier said the party would attend the meeting only if it was inivited 'in a proper way'.
The demand he made today followed the sharp reaction, the Opposition Left Front gave to Ms Banerjee's claim that the long-drawn Darjeeling problem had been 'solved' with the creation of 'Gorkhaland Territorial Authority' and that a 'positive' move had been initiated to restore peace in the Maoist-hit Jangal mahal, comprising parts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia districts.
The proposed meeting on August 3 is expected to take up for discussion the state Government's proposal for renaming West Bengal and bifurcating five districts for administrative convenience.
--UNI