Even
as tension mounts over the Gorkhaland issue, the three major parties of
West Bengal have begun a verbal duel with one another instead of trying
to resolve the situation.
North Bengal Development minister Gautam
Deb today minced no words in slamming three Hill Congress members who
allegedly participated in the-all party meeting organised by the GJM in
Darjeeling. He claimed, “The three Congress members attended the meeting
following the directive of a central government minister so as to help
the Morcha with their demand.”
Party sources have said Deb was implying
at Congress leader Deepa Dasmunshi, one of the ministers from West
Bengal at the centre.
The minister further said, “Bimal Gurung
has no authority to call an all-party meeting and invite the Trinamool
to participate in it.”
On the other hand, the Left Front
leadership condemned the state government for its role in the bolstering
the Gorkhaland movement. “The measures taken by the state government to
meet the Gorkhaland crisis will only intensify the problem instead of
solving it,” said Left Front chairman Biman Basu.
He further said, “The GTA was a blunder.
Our party had warned the state government but it refused to pay
attention, which has now opened the Pandora’s Box.”
Further, Basu urged the state government
not to use force as a means to resolve the situation but to negotiate
with the GJM. He also expressed concern over the growing tension between
the GJM and the state government, saying this could prove to be
calamitous for the people of the Hills.(EOI)
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