Tuesday, August 30, 2011

YT ends his fast too, celebrates expulsion from SDF

IAC-SIKKIM DISTRIBUTES SWEETS TO CELEBRATE ANNA VICTORY
GANGTOK, 28 Aug: Yong Tshering Lepcha ended his hunger-strike this morning, following Anna Hazare who broke his fast in New Delhi.
Shortly after Anna Hazare broke his fast, Mr Lepcha also sipped fruit juice at his hospital bed here at STNM Hospital where he was admitted on Friday evening. Mr Lepcha, it may be recalled, had launched a parallel hunger strike in Gangtok starting on 20 August in support of Anna Hazare’s fast in New Delhi.
He also signed a document attesting the end of his hunger-strike in the presence of the SDM [East], Dr AB Karki. After breaking his fast, Mr Lepcha walked to the MG Marg and offered a khada to Gandhi’s statue there and returned to the hospital, where he will be staying for the day as per the advice of doctor attending to him.
He was admitted to the STNM Hospital at around 5 PM on the 7th day of his fast on Friday after he developed health complication. 
Speaking to media persons after breaking his fast today, Mr Lepcha expressed his happiness on having successfully completed his fast against corruption. He also expressed his gratitude to the people for supporting and encouraging him during his hunger-strike. 
However, he expressed shock and sorrow over his expulsion from the SDF party “without any reason or prior intimation”. He was expelled along with 17 others on Friday.
“When 95% of Sikkim’s population has been supporting and appreciating my initiative to eradicate corruption from the country, it was shocking to learn of my expulsion without any prior notice or reasons, I learnt about my expulsion from newspapers,” he said.
He further mentioned that it was an injustice to expel him without any reason or on grounds of anti-party activities when he has been doing the party’s works since of its formation.
He, however, also welcomed his expulsion from the SDF, contending that the party was stifling the youth. He said that he was now free and will continue such initiatives for Sikkim and India.
The Sikkim-chapter of India Against Corruption called on Mr. Lepcha at STNM Hospital today and congratulated him on the successful completion his hunger strike in support of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
The Sikkim chapter of the organization celebrated the passage of three resolutions demanded by Anna Hazare of the Parliament by distributing sweets and chocolates at MG Marg today. Its members, Ragav Chettri, DK Chetri and Sanjay Agarwal, also congratulated the two MPs from Sikkim for having supported the Parliamentary resolutions.

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