New State Proposal Unites Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Duars

Kathmandu. Sikkim and Darjeeling are not new places for Nepalis. Sikkim is a state of India, Darjeeling is a city and also a district of West Bengal state of India. Besides this, these two places have many similarities in other things. Nepali-speaking majority, culture and attire are almost the same.

Especially in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Duars, we have been hearing about one thing for a long time - the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state. Sometimes this demand reaches its peak, and sometimes it suddenly subsides. This time, the discussion that a proposal has been made to form a separate North Bengal state by connecting not only Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Duars but also Sikkim, going beyond Gorkhaland, has created ripples in the politics there. Why? Can be seen in the video.