Siliguri, 7 August : The GJMM delegation now camping in Delhi since 2 August met the
BJP leader, Mr L K Advani in New Delhi today. According to the party’s
general secretary, Mr Roshan Giri, the BJP veteran had assured them that
he would raise the issue of Gorkhaland in the Parliament at an
appropriate time.
However, Mr Advani has not cleared whether his party would raise the matter at the ongoing session of the Parliament.
The six-member GJMM delegation has so far met several Congress leaders, including senior Union ministers, and some BJP leaders. They also met the NCP leader, Mr Sharad Pawar.
However, the GJMM president, Mr Bimal Gurung’s Delhi visit hangs in the balance as he has not yet obtained any appointment with the Congress vice president, Mr Rahul Gandhi.
“The date for Mr Gurung to leave for Delhi would be decided after the appointment is fixed,” said a senior GJMM leader.
However, Mr Advani has not cleared whether his party would raise the matter at the ongoing session of the Parliament.
The six-member GJMM delegation has so far met several Congress leaders, including senior Union ministers, and some BJP leaders. They also met the NCP leader, Mr Sharad Pawar.
However, the GJMM president, Mr Bimal Gurung’s Delhi visit hangs in the balance as he has not yet obtained any appointment with the Congress vice president, Mr Rahul Gandhi.
“The date for Mr Gurung to leave for Delhi would be decided after the appointment is fixed,” said a senior GJMM leader.
West bengal bjp against statehood for gorkhaland
Kolkata, 7 August: The state BJP leadership today distanced itself from Darjeeling MP Jaswant Singh's stand of supporting Gorkhaland.
The state BJP president Rahul Sinha said , “Whatever Mr Singh said about Gorkhaland is his own opinion. Neither the Central BJP leadership nor the state BJP leadership agreed with the bifurcation of West Bengal.”
Mr Sinha said that its true that the BJP always favoured small states but it is not possible to form a separate state of Gorkhaland with only three Assembly seats. He also said that the Central leadership, too, does not endorse the idea of separate statehood.
Asked why Mr Singh pleaded for the separate statehood, Mr Sinha said that being the MP of Darjeeling, Mr Singh might have some reservations.
Meanwhile, Mr Sinha announced that Mr Barun Gandhi, the BJP’s all India general secretary and observer, will visit West Bengal on a two -day tour. He will also visit Singur and meet the Press on 13 August. He will meet the farmers at Singur on 12 August. He will listen to the woes of farmers whose land has been forcibly acquired by the then Left Front government. He will be arriving at Dum Dum on 12 August and will visit Kalighat and Dakshineshwar. Finally, in the evening, he will meet the party workers at Mahajati Sadan. SNS
The state BJP president Rahul Sinha said , “Whatever Mr Singh said about Gorkhaland is his own opinion. Neither the Central BJP leadership nor the state BJP leadership agreed with the bifurcation of West Bengal.”
Mr Sinha said that its true that the BJP always favoured small states but it is not possible to form a separate state of Gorkhaland with only three Assembly seats. He also said that the Central leadership, too, does not endorse the idea of separate statehood.
Asked why Mr Singh pleaded for the separate statehood, Mr Sinha said that being the MP of Darjeeling, Mr Singh might have some reservations.
Meanwhile, Mr Sinha announced that Mr Barun Gandhi, the BJP’s all India general secretary and observer, will visit West Bengal on a two -day tour. He will also visit Singur and meet the Press on 13 August. He will meet the farmers at Singur on 12 August. He will listen to the woes of farmers whose land has been forcibly acquired by the then Left Front government. He will be arriving at Dum Dum on 12 August and will visit Kalighat and Dakshineshwar. Finally, in the evening, he will meet the party workers at Mahajati Sadan. SNS
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