GUWAHATI: BJP MP from
Assam, Ram Prasad Sarmah, has sought the Centre's intervention for the creation of
Gorkhaland and asked the
West Bengal
government to stop "atrocities" on supporters of the movement in Darjeeling.
Sarmah, who also heads the
Assam Gorkha Sanmilan
, said here on Sunday, "Creation of Gorkhaland is a legitimate demand. Gorkhas of the northeast are in solidarity with those who are spearheading the movement for the separate state. We appeal to the Centre to settle the Gorkhaland issue by introducing a bill in the parliament for the creation of a separate state."
The Assam Gorkha Sanmilan has sent a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee, PM Modi and Union home minister on Sunday seeking the creation of a separate state, the MP said.
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