The BJP national leadership today evaded answering several questions on the possibility of including or avoiding the Gorkhaland issue in the party's election manifesto even as the GJMM leadership is mounting pressure for its inclusion and the West Bengal unit of the BJP is opposing it staunchly.
A GJMM delegation led by the party president, Mr Bimal Gurung, is now camping in New Delhi to discuss the matter with the BJP's central leadership. According to Mr Amar Lama, a senior member of the delegation, they had a meeting with the BJP veteran, Mr LK Advani, over dinner last night. “But the Gorkhaland issue did not figure in the tête-à-tête yesterday. We would meet the BJP president, Mr Rajnath Singh, and others today and try to prevail upon him to incorporate ‘Gorkhaland’ in the BJP manifesto,” he said.
The central leadership of the BJP, however, chose to play safe today with reservations simmering within the state BJP unit over the emotive issue. MORE...
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