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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari connected Friday (May 29, 2026) met the leaders of the Darjeeling hills, including the recently elected MLAs and gave a stern connection connected the corruption of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA).
GTA is the determination autonomous assemblage of the Darjeeling hills, which was acceptable up by a tripartite statement betwixt Union Government, West Bengal Government and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) successful 2011.
Leaders of GJM Bimal Gurung and Roshan Giri, on with Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and MLAs of Darjeeling, Kurseong, and Kalimpong met the West Bengal Chief Minister and State Secretariat Nabanna Building.
Raising the contented of probe by the CBI successful the teacher’s recruitment scam, which was challenged by the erstwhile Trinamool Congress authorities Mr. Adhikari said that the State Government volition retreat its entreaty successful the Supreme Court truthful that the cardinal bureau tin instrumentality up the investigation. “The State Government volition retreat from this case, and the Calcutta High Court’s bid for a CBI probe volition beryllium effectual successful the recruitment scam,” the Chief Minister said.
The GTA is being administered by Anit Thapa’s Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM), which is an state of Trinamool Congress. Mr. Adhikari said that the wealth allocated to the GTA has not been utilised implicit the past fewer years.
“We privation the radical of the hills to get civic services. In the past fiscal twelvemonth (2025-26), 180 crore rupees were allocated for the hills. But thing was done. In the fiscal twelvemonth 2026-27, ₹170 crore has been allocated for the hills arsenic well. That wealth could not beryllium used. We person asked GTA Principal Secretary Shama Parveen to rapidly speech to the section MPs and MLAs and enactment arsenic needed,” the Chief Minister said.
In presumption of the upcoming monsoon season, the Chief Minister directed that determination should not beryllium immoderate lapse related to catastrophe management. Mr. Adhikari directed the Secretary of the Disaster Management Department to sojourn the hills successful the adjacent 10 days and nonstop a study to him. The Chief Minister criticised the Trinamool Congress authorities for the hold successful reaching retired to the radical of the Darjeeling hills during past year’s flash floods claimed 28 lives.
Mr. Adhikari said that the West Bengal Government volition question benefits from Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik Protsahan Yojana (PMCSPY), which the erstwhile authorities did not subscribe to. He said that the Centre volition beryllium capable to supply ₹300 crore for the existent fiscal year.
“25 large beverage gardens successful the hills person been closed for a agelong time. Several 1000 beverage workers are retired of work. The authorities did not bash thing for them due to the fact that the beverage workers did not ballot for the erstwhile government,” the Chief Minister said.
Mr. Adhikari besides directed a Tea Board authoritative to sojourn Assam and spot however the benefits of the cardinal strategy are implemented and taxable a study to him.
The Darjeeling hills person voted for the BJP successful the past fewer elections, and the 2026 Assembly polls person not been an exception. The archetypal Bharatiya Janata Party authorities successful West Bengal, portion pushing for development, is besides clamping down connected the corruption of the GTA.
