Benoy Tamang

89 days after Darjeeling shut down to demand a separate state and protest a bid to allegedly impose Bengali language in the hills, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met several hill leaders, led by Benoy Tamang of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, for talks that both sides said were positive.

A senior activist of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which is demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland in the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal, was arrested last night.

89 days after Darjeeling shut down to demand a separate state and protest a bid to allegedly impose Bengali language in the hills, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met several hill leaders, led by Benoy Tamang of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, for talks that both sides said were positive.

A senior activist of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which is demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland in the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal, was arrested last night.