Centre invites Gorkha Janmukti Morcha for tripartite talks

New Delhi:  The Centre has decided to convene a tripartite meeting with the West Bengal Government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha here on January 5.

Various provisions of the memorandum of agreement of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), which were inked in 2010, will be discussed during the meeting.

Morcha Secretary Roshan Giri informed about the news and said that top morcha leaders will leave for Delhi by Monday.

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 asserted that they will be raising several issues referred in GTA agreement in 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.