Sikkim CM Meets PM Modi Demands Permanent Resolution to Gorkhaland Demand

Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling met with PM Narendra Modi and requested him to find a permanent resolution of the Gorkhaland Demand at the earliest.

Here is the full press release from his the office of Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling

"I called on the Hon’ble Prime Minister today in New Delhi and apprised him of the latest situation  in Sikkim due to the agitations in the Darjeeling Hills, continuing for about 2 months now, resulting in shortage of essential food and other commodities, compounded further by landslides, heavy rainfall, hardships, risk to life and property of the people of Sikkim, in their movement on NH 10. 

I requested the Hon’ble Prime Minister that the Central Forces be deployed at New Jalpaiguri, Siliguri and other crucial points upto Rangpo, to give protection to   life and property and food commodities meant for the people of Sikkim.

I emphasized the fact that unless the problem of the Darjeeling Hills is addressed and permanent solution is provided by the Central Government, the problems of the people of Sikkim would continue.

Further, reservation of   Assembly seats for the Limboo & Tamang Scheduled Tribes communities was another issue which still remained to be given its logical conclusion , so that the long wait finds its final fulfillment. Similarly, I requested the Hon’ble Prime Minister to grant permission to 17th Karmapa, His Holiness Ogyen Trinley Dorje to visit Sikkim at an early date. Finally, the Hon’ble Prime Minister was invited to visit Sikkim after the rainy season came to an end this year,to which the Hon’ble Prime Minister  graciously agreed. The Hon’ble Prime Minister listened to all the difficulties and issues to be resolved by the Government of India and gave positive assurances for early resolution.

I also called on Union Hon’ble Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh and apprised him of the entire situation on the agitation in Darjeeling Hills and the resultant suffering of the people of Sikkim.

Besides, the demand with regard to grant of Assembly seats to Limboo & Tamang Scheduled Tribes communities and permission to visit Sikkim to His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa and other pending demands of Sikkim were also discussed for early resolution.

I also met Dr Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Development of North Eastern Region at the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Office. He was also apprised about the existing  situation in Sikkim and the agitation in the Darjeeling Hills, which needed to be permanently solved as the Bengal Government was not taking any interest in taking care of the difficulties of Sikkim and its people, nor was it finding any solution to the long pending demand of Darjeeling Hills."

It is important to note that while PM Modi met with HMC Chamling, he did not extend the same courtesy to Mamata, who had to make do with meeting Home Minister Rajnath Singh.