Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Gorkha Leader Threatens Mass Resignations Over Interlocutor Appointment
A leader of the Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF) threatened mass resignations from the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) because the West Bengal government opposed the central government's appointment of an interlocutor to talk to Gorkha groups in the Darjeeling hills.
The IGJF leader said the GTA is not working properly, and the agreement made in 2021 has not been followed.
The West Bengal chief minister wrote to the prime minister, saying the appointment was unconstitutional and politically motivated.
Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF) chief Ajoy Edwards warned of mass resignations from the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA)
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee objected to the Centre's appointment of an interlocutor for the Darjeeling hills
Edwards criticized the state government's opposition to the Centre's move, calling the GTA 'failed' and 'non-autonomous'
Edwards alleged that the GTA Agreement of 2021 has not been implemented, with a 'deliberate political design' to keep the institution weak
Banerjee wrote to PM Modi, calling the appointment 'unconstitutional' and 'politically motivated', and rejecting it
- Who
- Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF) chief Ajoy Edwards, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
- What
- warned of mass resignations, objected to interlocutor appointment
- When
- November 17, 2022
- Where
- Darjeeling hills, West Bengal
- Why
- Disagreement over the appointment of an interlocutor to address political demands in the Darjeeling hills
State Government's Stance
IGJF's Stance
Interlocutor Appointment
State Government's Stance
Opposes the appointment, calling it unconstitutional and politically motivated
IGJF's Stance
Supports the appointment, criticizing the state government's opposition
GTA Functionality
State Government's Stance
Not explicitly stated in the article
IGJF's Stance
Calls the GTA 'failed, non-functional, and non-autonomous'
- Interlocutor Appointed
- Retired IPS officer Pankaj Kumar Singh
- GTA Establishment
- 2012
- GTA Agreement
- 2021
- Next Assembly Elections
- 2026
- Political Party Involved
- BJP