90% of public is with SDF says MLA Pintso C Lepcha
1021 SKM members join SDF
Gangtok Times Report
Gangtok, Jan 9
The ruling Sikkim Democratic Front Party has opened its party office, ‘Youth Connect’ here at Sonam Gyatso Marg. The party office was inaugurated in the presence of huge gathering of youths of the ruling party on Wednesday and the party office has been dedicated to youths of Sikkim.
In his address, SDF vice-president Incharge [East District], DB Thapa has dedicated the party office youths and cheli of the State. He stated that youths need to come together to take the responsibility of Sikkim and to support the vision and work of the Chief Minister Pawan Chamling to make Sikkim the Best State of the world. He mentioned that Sikkim has become exemplary in different sectors and the Best State in the country under the successful leadership of the CM.
Mr Thapa stressed upon the need of the collective responsibility to maintain Sikkim and to take it towards the new height. He stated that Gangtok was famous in the world and the people of Sikkim have become self-reliant due to programme and policies of SDF party. He stated that youths of Sikkim were with SDF party and only few aspirants of ticket have been going to other parties. He stressed that everyone should support SDF party to save Sikkim and its future.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Gangtok MLA Pintso Chopel Lepcha stated that newly inaugurated party office was for Gangtok and its surrounding areas. He stated that this party Office on the theme of ‘Youth Connect’ has been dedicated to youths. He added that this party office was a platform for youths to come together in brainstorm sessions for the betterment of Sikkim.
Mr Lepcha stated that Sikkim has witnessed the overall development in all sectors in these 25 years of SDF government. He added that the State government has been working for youths of Sikkim with its youth-centric schemes and programme to make them self-reliant. He speaks about various schemes and programmes of the ruling government in different sectors.
Gangtok MLA mentioned that other parties in the State have been funded by the people from the outside and if such party would form the government then Sikkim would run by the people from the outside. He asserted that Sikkim needs the right leadership. He added that the present Sikkim was in the golden era under the successful leadership of the CM Pawan Chamling. On the same, he added that everyone needs to come together to save Sikkim to go into wrong hands. “There is no competition for SDF party in the coming election as 90% of the people of Sikkim have decided to again bring SDF party into the power with victory in all 32 seats,” he expressed.
Likewise, Arithang Area MLA, Shyam Pradhan stated that seven MLAs of SKM party joined SDF due to failure in the leadership in SKM party. “Due to failure in the leadership in SKM party we were failed to give justice to our voters and were not able to work for them,” he said.
On the same, he added that almost all supporters of SKM had joined the ruling SDF party within one year of the completion of the general election. “So following the demand of the people that only SDF can bring development, we have joined SDF party to fulfil the aspiration and needs of the people and to support the vision and works of the CM for Sikkim,” he said. Mr Pradhan stated that youth power of Sikkim was with SDF party so all youths needs to come together in the interest of Sikkim.
1021 SKM members today joined the ruling SDF party during the inauguration. The inauguration programme was also addressed by senior leaders and youth leaders of SDF party.