Thursday, February 13, 2014

SSP proposes naming of Namnang Skywalk after late Crown Prince

GANGTOK, 12 Feb: Sikkim Sangram Parishad has proposed the naming of the Skywalk on the Namnang-Deorali road in memory of Late Crown Prince, Tenzing Namgyal. This was decided in a meeting of the party high command held today at the SSP head office at Jeewan Theeng Marg, an SSP press release informs. The State Government, it may be recalled has renamed the Guards’ Ground at Tathangchen after the late Crown Prince. The ground is now officially known as Tenzing Namgyal Memorial Ground.
Meanwhile, the release informs that the SSP working president, Rajendra Upreti, and vice president, Kamal K Rai proposed the resolution to name the Skywalk after the Late Crown Prince in recognition of his contributions to the welfare of Sikkim and its people. The resolution was seconded by the party’s women’s cell president, Chumsang Shenga and general secretary, DB Basnet.
The resolution was discussed at length and passed unanimously.
“The main reason behind the proposal for naming the Namnang-Deorali (“Skywalk” which is under construction), in the memory of Crown Prince Late Tenzing Namgyal, who had expired in a car accident in the month of March, 1978 on the same road/ place”, the release states.
The party will pressurize the government to implement the resolution, the release adds.
It is also informed that SSP has also decided to hold a public meeting on 16 February, 2014 at Gyalshing Bazaar, West Sikkim and the meeting will be addressed by party president, Nar Bahadur Bhandari.

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