Gorkha Groups Push for Political Solution in Darjeeling

In the Darjeeling Hills, two groups of people want a new state called Gorkhaland.

One group, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, met the West Bengal chief minister in Kolkata to talk about jobs and wages for tea workers.

They also asked the state to make a plan that gives the hills a special political status.

The other group, the Gorkhaland Rastriya Manch, met a special government officer in New Delhi.

They said the only way to solve the problem is to create a new state called Gorkhaland.

They had a sit‑in protest at a big government building called Jantar Mantar.

Both groups want the same goal, but they are talking to different parts of the government.

The GJM talks to the state, while the GRM talks to the central government.

The hope is that the government will listen and make a decision soon.