Darjeeling: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday gave assurance that a political solution to the long-drawn "Gorkha problem" in the Hills will be reached once the BJP forms government in West Bengal.
Shah, during a public meeting here, said that the country's Constitution is "vast" and has provisions for solving all problems.
"I promise that a permanent political solution to the Gorkha problem will be reached by the double-engine government of the BJP -- one at the Centre and the other in Bengal. You will not have to resort to agitations anymore," he said.
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The Union Minister, however, did not specify which problem he was referring to.
Gorkhas had long been demanding a separate state, and several movements have been launched by the community over the years, the latest being in 2017.
Contending that Gorkhas are the pride of India, Shah said that no one causes them any harm.
"There is no plan to implement NRC for now. Even if the exercise is carried out, Gorkhas need not worry about it," he asserted.
Shah also said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has "put a full stop" on the development work in Darjeeling, a place that the ruling TMC leaders visit at leisure.
Banerjee has visited Darjeeling numerous times in the recent past, but she did not hold any campaign for the three assembly seats in the region -- set to go polls on April 17.