Congress against division of West Bengal

New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) As temperatures run high in the Darjeeling hills, Congress today made it clear that it is against the division of West Bengal. "West Bengal Pradesh Congress is against the split of West Bengal and AICC also has the same view over the issue," spokesperson Shakil Ahmad said here.
He told reporters that on suggestion of the WBPCC chief Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has called an all-party meeting next week to discuss the matter. "Congress is hopeful of solution of the problem there," said Ahmad.
On being asked whether it is the stand of the Central government, Ahmad, who is Union Minister of State for Home, said that it was the stand of the Congress. The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha is on the warpath in support of its demand for a separate state and has unleashed largescale violence in the Darjeeling hills and in different parts of north Bengal in the last few days.