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News Desk: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, said that outsiders are creating problems in the hills and urged leaders of the region to come up with a final plan for a ‘permanent political solution’ before going ahead with elections.
Addressing an event in Kurseong, she said once a final plan for the region is in place, her administration would go ahead with elections for panchayats and the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA).
She said “I request the hill leaders to make a final plan for hills-‘Permanent Political solution’ and then we will go for panchayat polls and GTA polls… Outsiders are creating problems in the hills, not insiders”
She also brought up the issue of the Centre’s decision to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) in states like Bengal, Punjab and Assam. “I respect the forces but they can’t intentionally harass people in the name of security. I have already written a letter to the Centre opposing the BSF jurisdiction issue. Our border areas are completely peaceful, we don’t need their involvement” she said.
