The fourth tripartite talks on Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland will be held on Tuesday.
Though the GJM has demanded that talks be held at the political level, it will be at the administrative level. Union Home Secretary G K Pillai will lead a five-member Central team to the talks.
The state government will be represented by Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborty, Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen, Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh and Darjeeling District Magistrate Surendra Gupta.
The talks were preceded by a call for a four-day general strike in the hills from December 17, but it was withdrawn on the first day after the BJP, which has supported its demand for Gorkhaland, asked it to call it off.
Taking a leaf from TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao's book, the GJM had also begun a fast-unto death from December 11, but it was 'relaxed' yesterday at the appeal of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram that there should be a conducive atmosphere for the talks.
Though the GJM has demanded that talks be held at the political level, it will be at the administrative level. Union Home Secretary G K Pillai will lead a five-member Central team to the talks.
The state government will be represented by Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborty, Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen, Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh and Darjeeling District Magistrate Surendra Gupta.
The talks were preceded by a call for a four-day general strike in the hills from December 17, but it was withdrawn on the first day after the BJP, which has supported its demand for Gorkhaland, asked it to call it off.
Taking a leaf from TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao's book, the GJM had also begun a fast-unto death from December 11, but it was 'relaxed' yesterday at the appeal of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram that there should be a conducive atmosphere for the talks.
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