BJP MLA writes to JP Nadda, demands separation of Darjeeling from Bengal

A BJP MLA from Kurseong has written a letter to party president JP Nadda, seeking separation of Darjeeling from West Bengal.

A BJP MLA from Kurseong has written to party president JP Nadda, seeking separation of Darjeeling from West Bengal, months after a similar demand made by the saffron camp’s Alipurduar MP John Barla had stirred a hornet’s nest in the state.

Bishnu Prasad Sharma, in his letter, sought to remind Nadda of the top leadership’s promise of finding a permanent political solution for the Hills.