BGP, SLF and ACT condemn attack on media house

GANGTOK, 09 Nov: Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh, Sikkim unit, has condemned the attack on Sikkim NOW! office on Wednesday as a “shameful act”.
A BGP release states that the “repeated attacks on the press fraternity is a sign of the unhealthy democratic atmosphere prevailing in the state”.
BGP Sikkim Unit has demanded absolute freedom of press and the state administration to ensure that such incidents are not repeated.
Also condemning the attack, Sikkim Liberation Front [SLF] has stated that it is nothing but an attempt to create socio-political unrest in Sikkim. SLF convenor, Duk Nath Nepal has further stated in a press release that the precedence set by similar incidents in the past where the accused escaped scot-free has encouraged such attacks on media.
Affected Citizens of Teesta too has condemned the attack with its convenor, Tseten Lepcha, visiting the NOW! office today and conveying the organisation’s support towards the newspaper and registering the unanimous condemnation of the incident on behalf of the organisation.