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CM objects to appointment of interlocutor on Gorkha issues
The Statesman Siliguri
|October 19, 2025
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly objected to the Centre's decision to appoint retired IPS officer Pankaj Kumar Singh as the interlocutor for talks on Gorkha issues in the Hills, Terai and Dooars, calling the move "unilateral and against the spirit of federalism.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister urged him to reconsider and revoke the appointment, stating that the decision was made "without prior and due consultation with the Government of West Bengal."
"I was surprised and shocked to know that the Government of India has appointed Pankaj Kumar Singh as an interlocutor to hold discussions on Gorkha-related issues in Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars. Such a sensitive matter demands mutual respect and coordination between the Centre and the State," Mamata Banerjee wrote.
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