Politicking with allegations, counters, posters and pamphlets begins

GANGTOK, 11 July: Ever since the Budget Session of the Sikkim Assembly last month which featured the Assembly debut of dissident SDF MLA, PS Tamang [Golay], for this term and his lashing out against his own party’s government, there have been a string of events around the State which have, in a way, sustained the momentum which the ‘Golay Camp’ seeks to ride. In the past couple of days there have been incidences of postering against the government in Rangpo, pamphlets surfacing in Melli and tit-for-tat accusations made by and against two brothers who find themselves on either sides of the ‘fence’. 
Today there was a group of youth, purportedly of the Golay Camp, gathered at the Sadar police station in a show of what is timidly termed as ‘moral support’ towards a government employee who is suspected of being a ‘supporter’.
In an interesting case NK Sharma, a government employee posted at Mangan had a complaint registered against him by OP Bhandari, OSD Legal, in the Sadar police station. It is informed that Mr. Sharma was present during the Assembly session for Mr. Tamang’s sessions and this led to the question of a government employee engaging in politics or appearing to take sides. Following the complaint the accused was summoned to the thana this morning following which a group of youth also attended uninvited. There was also talk of meeting the SP, to complain against the alleged high handedness of the state administration.
Interestingly, it is informed that Mr. Sharma has also registered a complaint against OP Bhandari at the Pakyong police station. As per his complaint, Mr. Bhandari is alleged to have used threatening language against him. However he has not pressed his case further, it is informed.
In another incident in Melli, South Sikkim, Melli Sonam has filed a complaint with the police after pamphlets started appearing in the South district town in his name. The pamphlets, it is informed, particularly targeted Tseten Bhutia, Convener, SIBLAC. Initially there were rumours that the police refused to register the diary but the SP South informed that the diary has been recorded; in fact it was recorded on 09 July against unknown persons. Melli Sonam, it is informed, had approached the police to clarify that he was not behind the pamphlets. The diary was recorded after the Melli police did their inquiries in order to ensure that the complaint was genuine.
The Rangpo police too was busy yesterday when anti-government posters propped up in Rangpo. The posters were put up along the Rangpo Mining Road and were soon brought down. Sources inform that the posters had anti-government and also anti-police content.
While there have not been out-and-out postering by the so called Golay Camp there are indications that they are not going to take things lying down either. After the vitriol targeted against the calls for resignation by Tilu Gurung and the meeting held at Chongay, East Sikkim where DT Lepcha made similar calls, the Golay camp is reportedly following this up with its own closed meetings at the same locations.