A BJP MLA from Kurseong has written to party president J P Nadda, seeking separation of Darjeeling from West Bengal, months after a similar demand made by the saffron camp’s Alipurduar MP John Barla had stirred a hornet’s nest in the state.
The talks have been scheduled for October 12, the same day as Phulpati, an important holiday for Gorkhas and a state holiday in West Bengal on account of Durga Puja.
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