Kolkata
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.
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