Sikkim is considering suing the West Bengal government at the Supreme Court, alleging heavy loss of revenue because of the agitation in the neighbouring state for a separate Gorkhaland.<\/p>\n
It is reported that the Sikkim government assesses it has lost around Rs. 60,000 crore over the past 32 years because of the agitation for a new state of “Gorkhaland” to be carved out of West Bengal.<\/p>\n
The development comes in the middle of a standoff next to Sikkim – which borders China – after Chinese troops tried to build a road near the India, China, Bhutan tri-junction last month.<\/p>\n
Sikkim’s Chief Minister Pawan Chamling said yesterday: “The people of Sikkim did not merge the state with the Indian union to become a sandwich between China and Bengal.”<\/p>\n
He was condemning attacks on vehicles from Sikkim on the highway over the past two days. The attacks started after his letter to Home Minister Rajnath Singh calling a separate Gorkhaland a “justified long-pending demand” of the people of the Darjeeling hills.<\/p>\n
Blockades due to the agitation by Gorkha groups have impacted Sikkim because is connected to two highways that pass through the north Bengal hills.<\/p>\n
Mr Chamling said his state’s development had been hit for three decades because of the protests and blockades, and tourism had also been affected.<\/p>\n
He urged people not to panic over any talk of scarcity of food and essential commodities because of the blockades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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