BJP Vows Six-Month Resolution to Historic Gorkha Issue
Union Home Minister Amit Shah pledged that the BJP will resolve the longstanding Gorkha issue within six months if it secures power in West Bengal. He emphasized understanding Gorkha aspirations and criticized past governments for their inaction. Shah also promised to address electoral roll concerns involving Gorkha names.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday that the BJP intends to resolve the Gorkha issue, a decades-old conflict, within six months after forming a government in West Bengal.
Speaking at an election rally in Kurseong, Darjeeling, Shah criticized previous administrations for failing to meet the Gorkhas' aspirations and claimed only the BJP could properly address their concerns.
He also addressed the deletion of Gorkha names from electoral rolls, promising their restoration with a new BJP-led government. The issue stems from longstanding statehood demands in the Gorkha-dominated regions of north Bengal.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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