‘People were tired of corruption’
The 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections marked a defining moment in the state’s political landscape, reshaping Bengal’s political narrative and power structure.
The 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections marked a defining moment in the state’s political landscape, reshaping Bengal’s political narrative and power structure.
A fresh political storm has swept across the Hills following the Centre’s decision to appoint an interlocutor to hold discussions on Gorkha-related issues concerning Darjeeling, Terai, and Dooars.
Even Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) chief executive Anit Thapa has voiced strong opposition to chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s plan to allow 30 per cent of tea plantation land for commercial use under the banner of tea tourism.
The crisis is embedded in sub-regional jingoism, though one must concede that violence and deaths have been contained.
The BJP has thus emerged in Siliguri as a distant second, and the Left Front has been relegated to the fourth position by the Congress.
"The talks aimed at resolving the issues related to the Gorkhas were chaired by the Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah. The Gorkha delegation was led by Darjeeling MP Raju Bisht and highlighted various issues concerning the Gorkhas and the region,"
As the list of personnel in the Battalion came to the public domain, people, belonging to both the Gorkha and non-Gorkha communities representing various sectors have started criticizing the state government.
The three-day event jointly organised by the Gorkha Saheed Sewa Samiti, Siliguri- Jalpaiguri Gorkha Youth Parishad, Siliguri Gorkha Manch, Chinari Foundation, and the Darjeeling Rehabilitation Co-operative Society, will be held at Gandhi Maidan near Check Post in Siliguri.
The colonial British regime left behind a solid impact on local food.
The Gorkhaland agitation has found a sympathetic chord in the Indian Democratic Republican Front, based in Delhi. Its president is…
