GANGTOK, 10 Apr: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha has strongly
condemned the speech of Sikkim Democratic Front president, Pawan Chamling today
at Jorethang. The party has alleged that Mr Chamling’s speech was communal in
content.
An SKM press release alleges that the SDF president has
violated the model code of conduct by talking about religion in his campaign
meeting today. The party has quoted the guidelines of the model code of conduct
and alleged that Mr Chamling has violated the very first point of the code.
SKM has further refuted all allegations leveled against it
by the SDF party and stated that its leader, PS Tamang [Golay] in his 15 years
as a minister had always given equal respect to all religions and placed
religion above politics. The party has urged people to maintain communal
harmony and peace in the state.
