January 1, 2016 1:47 PM

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Centre invites Gorkha Janmukti Morcha for tripartite talks on GTA agreement

The Centre has decided to convene a tripartite meeting with the West Bengal government and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in New Delhi on 5th of this month. The meeting will discuss various provisions of the memorandum of agreement of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) inked in 2010. Informing news persons about the communique from the Centre in this regard, Morcha Secretary Roshan Giri said, top morcha leaders will leave for Delhi by Monday.<br/><br/>Mr Giri said they have received a letter from the Centre-State relations department about the Ministry of Home Affairs having decided to hold a meeting on January 5. He said, they will be raising several issues referred in GTA agreement in the meeting.<br/><br/>Mr Giri said, the Morcha will demand 396 Mouzas of Terai and Dooars. He said, officials of the GTA have also been invited to the meeting. The Morcha said it wants the Centre and the state to explore the possibility of providing tax waiver, incentives and subsidies to the GTA area.

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