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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Upreti sees opportunistic sympathy seeking in Bhandari’s invocation of Art 371F

GANGTOK, 06 May: Former Minister KN Upreti has dismissed former CM Nar Bahadur Bhandari’s claim of having been removed from the Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee president’s post due to his pro-Sikkim stand, as an attempt at playing to the gallery by raking up an emotional issue [Article 371F of the constitution and seeking to win over the people’s sympathy. Speaking as a senior SPCC member, Mr Upreti, in a press statement issued today, has contended that Mr. Bhandari was “punished for his inaction”.
Mr. Upreti argues that Mr. Bhandari “has no moral right” to stay in Congress any longer for having failed to organize or revive the Congress in the State since the 2009 general election despite the party high command’s request to do so.
He has accused the SDF government of having “crushed and victimized” Congress supporters for the past four years and alleges that Mr. Bhandari “miserably failed to take up the matter with the Central leadership for their redressal”.
He has also accused Mr. Bhandari of insincerity and of having spoken ill of the party and the people instead of working for them.
Mr. Upreti believes that Mr. Bhandari wants to remain in the Congress for selfish reasons and was using Article 371F as a bargaining tool.
“His threatening to Congress High Command that if the party did not revoke his expulsion he would revive SSP or SJP, is principleless and opportunistic politics of Mr Bhandari. I would advise him to retire honorably rather than trying to fool the people anymore,” Mr. Upreti conveys.

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