Darjeeling’s Hamro Party president Ajoy Edwards on Thursday joined the Congress party in Delhi. The prominent leader from the hills putting his weight behind the Congress assumes significance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
“We waited for years but BJP did nothing for Darjeeling. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to Darjeeling five years ago, he had said – Gorkha people’s dream is my dream... but nothing happened. We are saddened by schemes like Agniveer. This is a betrayal of our youth. We have now come with the INDIA alliance, we can get justice only here,” Mr. Edwards said, adding that he joining the Congress was not only to serve the interests of Darjeeling and the adjoining region but of the country as a whole.
The Hamro Party chief had also joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. In November 2023, another prominent hill leader Binay Tamang joined the Congress party.
