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.
