Mamata - Morcha Friends Again : No more Bandhs, will run GTA

Sikkim Messenger

Darjeeling : Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today struck all the right chords after nearly two months of a stand-off in the wake of a renewed movement for statehood in the Darjeeling hills. While Banerjee assured all possible cooperation and support to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), the GJM pledged it would refrain from calling bandhs. A beaming and happy chief minister emerged after about an hour’s closed-door meeting at the Richmond Hill guest house with the three MLAs of the GJM and party general secretary Roshan Giri. Briefing media persons, she said, “We held an hour-long meeting and discussed in details all issues pertaining to the GTA. The meeting went very well and was fruitful; I am very happy.” Morcha said : Bandh to all Bandhs in hills.