A complaint alleging possible irregularities in the implementation of the Bharat Dal scheme in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) region has been taken up by Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, who has written to Union minister Prahlad Joshi seeking a detailed inquiry.
A case of alleged violence against a Scheduled Tribe woman in Jhamaklal village under Phansidewa police station in Darjeeling district has been taken up with constitutional authorities by Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, who has sought urgent intervention.
Speaking in Parliament on The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on Thursday, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista said that decades after Independence, several labour laws drafted during the British era continued to govern the country, describing them as outdated and in need of reform.
With an eye on the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, BJP national spokesperson and Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Wednesday extended a formal invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the Darjeeling Hills, Terai and Dooars region.
Raising concerns over solid waste management in the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista questioned the Union government in Parliament during the ongoing session, seeking clarity on fund allocation and utilisation under the Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban (SBM-U).
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista convened a multi-agency review meeting in Kalimpong on Wednesday with senior officials from the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) responsible for national highway 717A and NH-10, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), and Indian Railway Construction International Limited (IRCON).
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose to immediately intervene and stop the proposed merger of Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) battalions, calling the move a “serious injustice” to the force and to the youths of the Hills, Terai and Dooars.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has written to West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose, seeking his immediate intervention for the release of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) allocations to aid victims of the devastating landslides and floods that hit the Darjeeling hills, Terai, and Dooars regions in early October 2025.
Amid mixed reactions in the Hills over the Centre’s appointment of an interlocutor to address long-standing Gorkha-related issues, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista met Pankaj Kumar Singh, former deputy national security adviser (deputy NSA) and retired IPS officer
The Gorkha Youth Activist Network (GYAN) has written to Darjeeling MP Raju Bista seeking a written clarification on the recent appointment of former deputy national security advisor
