Sikkim Govt to take State demands to PM in Delhi: CM

KUNAL RAI

GANGTOK,: Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang-Golay on Monday said the entire Sikkim government, along with the State’s two MPs, will visit New Delhi to submit key demands to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He was sharing why the State government did not raise its demands during the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Gangtok for the concluding ceremony of Sikkim’s Statehood Golden Jubilee celebrations.

“There have been questions on why State issues were not submitted during the Prime Minister’s recent visit. We had prepared a memorandum with around 20 points, including reservation of Limboo-Tamang seats, tribal status for left-out communities, and other issues, but the platform was not appropriate,” the Chief Minister said at a function here.

“Though the memorandum was ready, we decided not to submit it at that time. Instead, we requested an appointment with the Prime Minister, which has been accepted. Once the dates are finalised, the entire Cabinet and MLAs, along with the two MPs, will go to Delhi to submit the memorandum,” he added.

Golay said the Gangtok roadshow and the concluding programme of the Golden Jubilee celebrations at Paljor Stadium, attended by the Prime Minister, were historic. He added that the event in Gangtok was highly appreciated by the Prime Minister.