Kolkata,20 Dec 2013: The Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung, is set to take office as the chief executive of Gorkha Territorial Administration following his meeting with Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee in Kolkata today. Gurung, who had resigned from the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) in July in the wake of the renewed statehood agitation, will take oath of office at Raj Bhavan on December 26.
"We had a very good discussion. The Chief Minister has requested me to come back as GTA chief. GTA is my dream and it is also the dream of the CM," Gurung was quoted as saying after the meeting at the state secretariat. This was the first meeting between the two leaders since her visit to Darjeeling for the Uttarbanga Utsav in January this year.
On December 16 the GTA Sabhasads had passed a unanimous resolution to bring back Gurung as the organisation’s chief. Gurung had refrained on commenting on taking the GTA chief position before leaving for Kolkata saying he will take the decision after the meeting with the CM.
On relations between the GJM and the state government following the agitations in June and subsequent resignation by Gurung, he said, "In a family there is a mother, a sister and other children. Problems crop up, but are sorted out. The problems can be resolved through discussions and you (the media) please should not create a hindrance."
Gurung further said, "We are now concentrating how to make the GTA more effective and the Gorkhaland issue was not a point of discussion at today's meeting."
The GJM delegation also held a separate 45-minute meeting with Finance Minister Amit Mitra and Chief Secretary Sanjay Mitra on development and other issues.
"We had a very good discussion. The Chief Minister has requested me to come back as GTA chief. GTA is my dream and it is also the dream of the CM," Gurung was quoted as saying after the meeting at the state secretariat. This was the first meeting between the two leaders since her visit to Darjeeling for the Uttarbanga Utsav in January this year.
On December 16 the GTA Sabhasads had passed a unanimous resolution to bring back Gurung as the organisation’s chief. Gurung had refrained on commenting on taking the GTA chief position before leaving for Kolkata saying he will take the decision after the meeting with the CM.
On relations between the GJM and the state government following the agitations in June and subsequent resignation by Gurung, he said, "In a family there is a mother, a sister and other children. Problems crop up, but are sorted out. The problems can be resolved through discussions and you (the media) please should not create a hindrance."
Gurung further said, "We are now concentrating how to make the GTA more effective and the Gorkhaland issue was not a point of discussion at today's meeting."
The GJM delegation also held a separate 45-minute meeting with Finance Minister Amit Mitra and Chief Secretary Sanjay Mitra on development and other issues.
Source: EOI