Learn from Bhanubhakta and bring communities together, CM appeals

CHAMLING ANNOUNCES ANOTHER SIKKIM BHRAMAN, THIS TIME OF SCHOOLS
GANGTOK, 15 July: Chief Minister Pawan Chamling will undertake a new ‘bhraman’, this time touringthe State to visit schools and interact with the students. Making this announcement during the final day of the Bhanu Jayanti celebrations, the CM underlined that the State has been developing physically [infrastructure-wise] but is still lacking when it comes to adopting a positive mindset and thinking.
The CM was present as the chief guest on the final day of the three-day 198th Bhanu Jayanti Samaroh 2012 at Mannan Bhawan on 13 July. The occasion was marked with various cultural events and included a Sobha Yatra earlier in the morning.
On the occasion, Nepali Bhasa Sewa Shree award to former Chief Secretary, PK Pradhan, Nepali Bhasa Patrakarita Shree to Wangchuk Bhutia, North District Correspondent of NOW!, Nepali Kala Sangeet Shree to Madhusudan Lama, Nepali Kala Natya Shree to Thaman Naubagh, Nepali Kala Chitrakala Shree to Hem Khawas and Nepali Sahitya Srijana Shree to Chandra Dulal were also presented by the CM.
Speaking further on the topic, the CM said, “I have no personal agenda and just want to work more for the people of Sikkim and especially for the student community in the state”. He mentioned that despite the priority given to the sector, education in the state still remains “certificate oriented” so now he hopes to make education “life oriented” for students of the state.
Speaking on Bhanu Bhakta Acharya’s contributions, the CM said that it was the poet who made Nepali the language of the masses which not only helped in communication but also brought the community together. People should understand and evaluate his contributions and continue the work which he started towards the unification of the Nepali community, the CM added.
He rued that complacency has set in within the Nepali speaking community which it needs to shake away and urged all to think seriously on the issue.
The CM also mentioned that sections of the educated in the state have been raising poorly informed bogeys and that some politicians were taking advantage of the situation. He urged the heads of different communities to lead the society on the right path in order to strengthen the Sikkimese society.
He further stressed on refraining from giving a communal twist to issues and stated that until the Sikkimese did not have the capacity to use their rights and deliver on their responsibilities, the social justice and empowerment institutionalized by the government would be useless.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Bhanu Jayanti Celebration Committee president, Road and Bridges Minister, RB Subba informed that the celebration also sought to get the younger generation in touch with their roots with respect to their culture, language and tradition.