Ministry of Home Affairs
A meeting was held in Siliguri today under the
Chairmanship of Union Home Minister Shri Amit
Shah and in presence of Chief Minister of West
Bengal Shri Suvendu Adhikari with different
stakeholders and representatives of hill areas of
West Bengal
During the meeting, all issues concerning the hill population
of West Bengal were discussed in detail, and demands
regarding...
Ministry of Home Affairs A meeting was held in Siliguri today under the Chairmanship of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah and in presence of Chief Minister of West Bengal Shri Suvendu Adhikari with different stakeholders and representatives of hill areas of West Bengal During the meeting, all issues concerning the hill population of West Bengal were discussed in detail, and demands regarding their identity, a permanent political solution, and recognition under the Constitution of India were taken up Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Government of India is committed to resolving all issues concerning the hill population of West Bengal Union Home Minister promised a Permanent Political solution soon under the umbrella of the Constitution of India Union Home Minister also promised to sympathetically look into all other demands of the community and said that adequate funding from the Centre will ensure all pending issues are taken care of It was decided to constitute a committee, chaired by the former deputy National Security Advisor and current interlocutor Shri Pankaj Kumar Singh, to finalize the modalities Representatives of various organizations at the meeting thanked Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah and Chief Minister Shri Suvendu Adhikari for their cordial and magnanimous approach प्रव तथ: 22 AUG 2026 4:15PM by PIB DelhiA meeting was held in Siliguri today under the Chairmanship of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah and in presence of Chief Minister West Bengal Shri Suvendu Adhikari with different stake holders and representatives of hill areas of West Bengal. Senior representatives of Govt. of India and State Government were also present.
Political representatives, MP Raju Bista, MP Harshvardhan Singla, Minister for Hills Bishal Lama, GJM leader Bimal Gurung, GNLF leader Mann Ghising, MLA Bharat Chettri, MLA Sonam Lama, MLA Noman Rai, CPRM leader JB Rai, GoRaNiMo leader Dawa Pakhrin, Sumetee leader Bikash Rai and others were present.
All issues relating to the hill population of West Bengal were discussed in detail. Their demands pertaining to a distinct identity, a Permanent Political Solution and recognition under the Constitution of India were taken up. Union Home Minister promised a Permanent Political solution soon under the umbrella of theConstitution of India. He also promised to sympathetically look into all other demands of the community and said that adequate funding from the Centre will ensure all pending issues are taken care of. To finalize modalities, it was decided to a form a committee under Shri Pankaj Kumar Singh, former deputy National Security Advisor and current interlocutor, to finalize the details regarding the final agreement that will be drafted towards a Permanent Political Solution for the people of the hill areas of West Bengal under the Constitution of India. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Government of India is committed to resolving all issues concerning the hill population of West Bengal.
The meeting ended on a cordial note, with all the leaders representing the different Organizations thanking the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah and the Chief Minister Shri Suvendu Adhikari for their cordial and magnanimous approach.
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