Gangtok: A Press Release issued by BJP president Shri H.P.Pradhan on behalf of the JACTSD has informed that a meeting of the “Joint Action committee to Save Democracy” (JACTSD) consisting of 4 main opposition Political Parties viz. Indian National Congress, Communist party of India (Marxist), Bharatiya Janata Party and Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad and a NGO was held on 16th August 2007.
In a press release issued on August 17, JACTSD has announced that a number of resolutions were adopted by JACTSD in the meeting and details of same as per release is as follows:
1. The meeting strongly condemned the character assassination of the leaders of the opposition, Non governmental Organisations and official and the language used by the Chief Minster on the auspicious day of Independence on 15th August 2007 in presence of the innocent school children, government officials, dignitaries and the public at large.
2. The meeting took exception to the call of the Chief Minister to the public to become combatant (Jujharu) and analyzing whether this amount to call for civil war when democracy can not survive without the presence of opposition Political parties.
3. The meeting also condemned the assertion of Chief Minister that no negotiation to be made on the Hydro-electric Power project at Dzongu neglecting the call of the minority Lepcha tribe and consider this as threatening statement when such issues should have been settled in democratic way.
4. The meeting decided that the election to the Panchayat and Municipality should be held after proper delimitation of the wards based on proportionate population and reservations following the principal of public hearing before final delimitation. For independent delimitation and the reservation, the committee felt that this should be done by the State Election Commission.
1. The meeting strongly condemned the character assassination of the leaders of the opposition, Non governmental Organisations and official and the language used by the Chief Minster on the auspicious day of Independence on 15th August 2007 in presence of the innocent school children, government officials, dignitaries and the public at large.
2. The meeting took exception to the call of the Chief Minister to the public to become combatant (Jujharu) and analyzing whether this amount to call for civil war when democracy can not survive without the presence of opposition Political parties.
3. The meeting also condemned the assertion of Chief Minister that no negotiation to be made on the Hydro-electric Power project at Dzongu neglecting the call of the minority Lepcha tribe and consider this as threatening statement when such issues should have been settled in democratic way.
4. The meeting decided that the election to the Panchayat and Municipality should be held after proper delimitation of the wards based on proportionate population and reservations following the principal of public hearing before final delimitation. For independent delimitation and the reservation, the committee felt that this should be done by the State Election Commission.
