Panel puts brakes on Gorkha Hill Council Bill
Posted by barunroy on February 28, 2008
New Delhi (PTI): A Parliamentary panel on Thursday put brakes on the bills seeking to accord special status to Darjeeling hill areas and asked the Government to take a re-look before proceeding further.
After examining the bills, Parliament’s Standing Committee on Home Affairs advised the Home Ministry to have a fresh look at the move.
“The Committee would like to caution and advise the Ministry of Home Affairs to make a fresh assessment of the ground realities all over again before proceeding with the bills in the two Houses of Parliament,” the Committee, headed by BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, said in its report presented to Rajya Sabha.
Source: The Hindu / The news was shared by Nepalidai
