40 Years Ago, Rajiv Gandhi said no to Gorkhaland
Forty years ago, on this day, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi firmly rejected the concept of creating a separate Gorkhaland by dividing West Bengal. "There is no question of amending the Constitution to divide states," he stated at a bustling press conference, assuring the audience that the Union home and law ministries' investigation into the Gorkha National Liberation Front's activities had uncovered their primary demand – granting Nepali citizens residing in India the status of Indian citizens.
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