GANGTOK, 10 May: Kunga Nima Lepcha, recently appointed the Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee president by the party high command replacing former CM Nar Bahadur Bhandari, is hopeful that Mr. Bhandari will remain in the Congress.
Mr. Lepcha addressed first press conference since his elevation to the post of SPCC president here at Press Club of Sikkim today. He stated that the SPCC wants Mr. Bhandari to adequately honoured for his service to Sikkim, its people and the Congress party and supported Mr. Bhandari’s stand that there can be no dilution or compromise of Sikkim’s distinct identity.
Mr. Bhandari, it may be recalled, was removed from the post of SPCC president recently, learning of his removal from a press release issued from Delhi. He is commented that his removal was prompted by his pro-Sikkim stand with the party high-command and the UPA Government and had listed several conditions on the Congress command before taking a final call on his future political affiliation. He has since evicted the Congress from his building at Development Area, which, until he was Congress president in Sikkim, was known as Congress Bhawan. The Congress flags don’t fly anymore on the building.
Meanwhile, Mr. Lepcha today contended that the dilutions of special privileges enjoyed by Sikkim have been diluted by the SDF government.
He also dismissed rumors of Mr. Bhandari having been evicted from his post by some conspiracy within the SPCC and insisted that there was no foul. He reiterated that he was trying hard to keep Mr. Bhandari in the Congress.
“We want Mr. Bhandari to continue in the SPCC and have conveyed this to the party high command as well,” Mr. Lepcha said.
About his meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Mr. Lepcha who recently returned from New Delhi, said that he discussed all important issues with the party high command and also strategies to prepare for the 2013 general elections.
He also appealed all Congress workers in Sikkim to unite and revive the party in the interest of Sikkim and keep the SDF from returning to power. As for the 24 May deadline issued by Mr. Bhandari to the party high command to respond to his demands/ conditions, Mr. Lepcha hinted that the high command will have an answer for Mr. Bhandari by then, hinting that the former CM will be accommodated in the party on a post befitting his stature.
Mr. Lepcha addressed first press conference since his elevation to the post of SPCC president here at Press Club of Sikkim today. He stated that the SPCC wants Mr. Bhandari to adequately honoured for his service to Sikkim, its people and the Congress party and supported Mr. Bhandari’s stand that there can be no dilution or compromise of Sikkim’s distinct identity.
Mr. Bhandari, it may be recalled, was removed from the post of SPCC president recently, learning of his removal from a press release issued from Delhi. He is commented that his removal was prompted by his pro-Sikkim stand with the party high-command and the UPA Government and had listed several conditions on the Congress command before taking a final call on his future political affiliation. He has since evicted the Congress from his building at Development Area, which, until he was Congress president in Sikkim, was known as Congress Bhawan. The Congress flags don’t fly anymore on the building.
Meanwhile, Mr. Lepcha today contended that the dilutions of special privileges enjoyed by Sikkim have been diluted by the SDF government.
He also dismissed rumors of Mr. Bhandari having been evicted from his post by some conspiracy within the SPCC and insisted that there was no foul. He reiterated that he was trying hard to keep Mr. Bhandari in the Congress.
“We want Mr. Bhandari to continue in the SPCC and have conveyed this to the party high command as well,” Mr. Lepcha said.
About his meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Mr. Lepcha who recently returned from New Delhi, said that he discussed all important issues with the party high command and also strategies to prepare for the 2013 general elections.
He also appealed all Congress workers in Sikkim to unite and revive the party in the interest of Sikkim and keep the SDF from returning to power. As for the 24 May deadline issued by Mr. Bhandari to the party high command to respond to his demands/ conditions, Mr. Lepcha hinted that the high command will have an answer for Mr. Bhandari by then, hinting that the former CM will be accommodated in the party on a post befitting his stature.
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