Vigilance raids Golay’s wife’s house in Namchi

NAMCHI. 06 April: The first raid in connection with the Vigilance case registered against SDF MLA PS Tamang [Golay] in the year 2009 was effected yesterday when a Vigilance Police team from Gangtok raided the house of the MLA’s wife, Krishna Kumari Rai, here at Tinzir, College Road.
While no official comment on the reason or the findings of the raid could be sourced till the time of going to print, the raid is reported to have begun when Ms. Rai was still away at work.
Upon hearing of the Vigilance raid, Ms. Rai is reported to have rushed home and was also questioned on her sources of income and details of expenses. It may be mentioned here that the Mrs. Rai’s house, where the raid was conducted yesterday, was constructed before her marriage to Mr. Tamang.
The dissident MLA’s supporters are already questioning the timing of the raid, pointing out that comes on the heels of his aides – Bhojraj Rai and Jacob Khaling – alleging Roads & Bridges Minister RB Subba’s involvement in the SBS Soreong branch scam during his first term in office.
This sentiment is echoed by the Indian Youth Congress Sikkim-unit returning officer, Avinash Yakha, who in a press statement issued today, has alleged a “serious political conspiracy” behind the vigilance raid. Mr. Yakha sees the raid as proof of the SDF government’s “autocratic and undemocratic” governance and abuse of government machinery against lay people to settle political scores.
While condemning the incident, Mr Yakha has alleged that the government was using the Vigilance Police to target dissidents and opponents.