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New Delhi : A delegation of Gorkhaland Movement leaders called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on August 13, 2017. The delegation submitted a memorandum of their demands to the Union Home Minister.
Rajnath Singh made an appeal to the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) and other stakeholders to call off the hunger strike and also to withdraw the bandh call allowing normalcy to return to the area.
” Violence can never be a solution to any problem. In a democracy, solutions are always found through restraint, mutual dialogue and within the legal ambit. Keeping in mind the national interest, as well as in the interest of our Gorkha brothers and sisters, who are brave and large hearted people and have contributed immensely to nation building, I appeal to GJM and all other stakeholders to call off the hunger strike, and also to withdraw the bandh call, allowing normalcy to return to the area. It is a move that will help create an atmosphere for finding a solution to the current crisis,” Rajnath said, according to a PIB release.
He also appealed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to initiate a dialogue with the GJM and other stakeholders of Darjeeling, who are on a strike for last 60 days, according to the PIB release.