GANGTOK, 04 Apr: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha [SKM] has alleged
that Sikkim Democratic Front [SDF] is resorting to violence due to fear and
frustration over the growing support for SKM in the state.
Addressing a press conference today, SKM general secretary
[women’s wing] Pabitra Bhandari said that in the past five days the state has
recorded numerous attacks on Opposition and SKM supporters by SDF supporters
and candidates at difference places in the state.
While strongly condemning these attacks, Ms Bhandari
demanded that the SDF party stop such activities and further asked the
administration to work independently without bias.
SKM general secretary [legal] Sonam Bhutia accused the
caretaker government of abusing the law & order machinery and alleged favoritism
by the police. Taking SKM supporters into preventive custody during election
time is an attempt to subdue the party, he stated further adding that all the
sections registered by the police against SKM supporters are inappropriate.
It was further alleged that the case against the CLC
president Ganja Bhutia is totally false and fabricated.
SKM advisor, KP Adhikari stated that the kind of language
used by the SDF president Pawan Chamling in his speeches was inappropriate and
unacceptable. He also refuted allegations of the party playing politics on
communal lines as totally false and baseless.
