Bhaichung Bhutia Warns BJP Against Merging Darjeeling With Sikkim

Hamro Sikkim Party leader Bhaichung Bhutia asked the BJP to clarify what it meant by a “permanent solution” to the Darjeeling “issue”.
He also cautioned the BJP against any plan to merge the region with Sikkim.
Bhutia said the BJP had won the Darjeeling parliamentary seat thrice on the Gorkhaland statehood plank.

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He further said that now they were only talking about a “permanent solution” without mentioning either statehood or even UT status.
BJP's 2019 election manifesto had said the party was committed to working towards finding a permanent political solution to the issue of the Darjeeling issue.