Mamata against division of West Bengal

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday indicated that her party did not want a divided West Bengal as demands for Gorkhaland gains momentum and refused to comment on the Telangana statehood issue.

“We do not want to divide the state but if we want something to say,whatever we will say,when the discussion will come then we will say,” Banerjee said in the wake of the fast-unto-death launched by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha members demanding a separate Gorkhaland carved out of West Bengal.

After the announcement by the Centre on a separate Telengana,members of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Friday began fast-unto-death at five places in Darjeeling hills and Dooars demanding Gorkhaland state.

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Banerjee also refused to comment on the creation of Telengana.

While Samajwadi Party and CPI(M) have opposed the creation of Telengana from Andhar Pradesh,CPI and RJD have supported it.