TMC applauds SKM walkout from Assembly

GANGTOK, 27 June: The Sikkim-unit of the Trinamul Congress has “applauded” the walkout staged by the 10 SKM MLAs from the Legislative Assembly today.

A press release issued by the Sikkim Pradesh TMC general secretary, Tshering Wangchuk Lepcha, points out that Sikkim has a sizeable Opposition presence in the Legislative Assembly after a long while and that the people are getting the “chance to witness and actually feel true opposition party practice in  real sense of democracy through SKM's 10 MLA in the Assembly”. “…the ruling party SDF party should let them perform their duties and functions for common good and goals i.e Betterment of Sikkim,” the release states.

The TMC, while applauding the walkout, has “condemned” what it sees as the Speaker’s “bias” in expunging the speech delivered by PS Tamang from the Legislative proceedings.