Protest rally was complete success, ASESE&UA insists

LOW TURNOUT BLAMED TO LAST MINUTE DITCH BY THOSE WHO HAD PROMISED TRANSPORTATION FOR SUPPORTERS FROM DISTRICTS

GANGTOK, 10 Oct: The All Sikkim Educated Self Employed & Unemployed Association [ASESE&UA] president, Nawin Kiran, maintains that the protest rally taken out by the organization in Gangtok on 09 October was a complete success despite the low turnout. He stressed that the organization was satisfied with the rally as it was successful in highlighting the issues of unfair employment practices and service extension in government service with the concerned authorities.
As for the low turnout, he explained it to the last minute pull out by some people who had earlier offered to sponsor transportation for supporters from the districts.
Addressing a press conference today, Mr Kiran informed that the ASESE&UA had promised to arrange vehicles for youth from the districts to join the rally. He claimed that these youth waited for vehicles till the last hour but the organization could not to provide transportation and many people who wanted to could not join the rally.
“Being an unemployed association we don’t have funds and some people promised to arrange transportation but at the last moment, these people left us so the organization was not able to arrange vehicles,” he said.
He added that the organization will continue with it such protests and initiatives and appealed to the youth not to get frustrated and continue supporting the organization to “bring change in the system”. He also urged them to remain wary of ‘opportunist’ and ‘optimistic’ leaders.
On the occasion, ASESE&UA general secretary announced that the people will see the new ‘avatar’ of the organization with new activities by the end of this year.