Mamata Banerjee: Let's work together for Darjeeling's development, betterment

CM Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee on Thursday requested hill political outfits to leave behind ideological differences and work together with the states ruling Trinamool Congress for Darjeelings development and betterment Terming the region to be the best hill destination in the world she also announced holding an industrial meet here next month where industrialists from different sectors would be invitedI have one request for all the political parties in Darjeeling There might be different political ideologies but we all have to come together in question of development and Darjeelings bettermentSo whatever we need to do we would do together the Chief Minister said at the end of a meeting here with the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration GTA and other stakeholders The meeting was very fruitful Let us forget whatever happened Let us work for the future she saidCurrent GTA chief and Gorkha Janamukti Morcha leader Binay Tamang Gorkha National Libetation Front chief and head of recently formed Hill Area Development Committee Mann Ghising were present in the meeting with Bengal governmentThe bipartite meeting between Bengal government and the hill outfits was held in Darjeeling exactly eight months after Banerjees first cabinet meeting on June 8 when hundreds of GJM activists went on a rampage accusing the government of imposing Bengali in the local schoolsThe Trinamool supremo said the industrial meeting would explore the options of industrialisation in the area and focus on community development To restore peace among the people and help out the young generation Darjeeling we will hold an industrial meeting in Darjeeling in March IT industry horticulture agriculture tourism hotel industry can be built hereWe would request the industrial houses to come here so that many industries can be built here We will also see how the 1000 acres of land in Chinchona be used Banerjee saidThere would be another meeting in Kalimpong with all the 15 board members in the region People from all the villages would also be called in the meeting she addedThe Chief Minister also assured that the teachers would be given the pending salary but asked them to conduct some extra classes to make up for the twothree months of the Gorkhaland agitation when the schools were closed She also said the locals who are good in sports would be appointed as civic volunteers in the areaThe contentreporting displayed on our website wwwmiddaycom is provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE by us from third party agencies sources without any verification from our side It may contain error bugs and other limitations The readers can rely on the content at their own will Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability data text images video messages or any other material whatsoever or for any claimslossaction that the reader may suffer as a result of relying on the content on our site Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeverCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news current affairs from Mumbai local news crime news and breaking headlines hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the goTrending Video