Party demands disqualification of eight uncontested candidates from Toong-Naga GPU
GANGTOK, September 24: The State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has today heavily come upon the State Government on the recent declaration of seven uncontested candidates for the Toong-Naga Panchayat wards and one person for Zilla Panchayat ward.
The party in a press release has expressed shock over the announcement of the uncontested candidates before the declaration of elections by the State Election Commission (SEC) and that too during the Garibi Uthan Diwas celebrations in North District.
According to the BJP, the SEC has also ignored the oppositions’ demand of postponement of the Panchayat polls and its adherence with the SDF party to hold the elections between two important Hindu festivals of the year.
In a letter addressed to the Secretary of the State Election Commission, the BJP has demanded for the disqualification of all the eight persons elected uncontested from the Toong-Naga GPU so as to ensure fair and free election.
Terming it as a clear violation of code of conduct, the letter alleges that “the declaration as uncontested winner even before the publication of the Election Schedule by the Commission would mean that they will not allow any other person whether of different parties or Independents to contest the election to become uncontested winner using unfair means and may even lead to violence in the event of other candidates filing the nomination.”
The release also appends the names of the uncontested candidates as reported in the papers. “The candidates are Dorjee Tak Lepcha from Rel, Chodup Lepcha from Toong, Passang Lepcha from Meyong, Premkit Lepcha from Naga Namgor, Leymu Lepcha from Munul, Thutop Lepcha from Madey and Singtook Lepcha from Kimrong for Toong Naga Gram Panchayat unit and Diki Lhamu Lepcha for Zilla Panchayat,” the letter reads.
On the other hand, expressing doubt over the SDF party’s double standard of claiming as harbinger of democracy in Sikim, the State BJP has said that it has understood the decision of the Commission to have been taken in consultation with the SDF Government, for which the BJP has questioned whether the decision would amount to anti-Hindu decision.
Coinciding with this, BJP basing its stand on the Article 243D (6) of the Constitution of India which provides for reservation for ‘backward Classes of Citizens’ has asked whether as designed in the SDF manifesto of 1994 has reservation for OBC and MBC as the status of Other Backward Classes as one group in the Centralist and not state list.
GANGTOK, September 24: The State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has today heavily come upon the State Government on the recent declaration of seven uncontested candidates for the Toong-Naga Panchayat wards and one person for Zilla Panchayat ward.
The party in a press release has expressed shock over the announcement of the uncontested candidates before the declaration of elections by the State Election Commission (SEC) and that too during the Garibi Uthan Diwas celebrations in North District.
According to the BJP, the SEC has also ignored the oppositions’ demand of postponement of the Panchayat polls and its adherence with the SDF party to hold the elections between two important Hindu festivals of the year.
In a letter addressed to the Secretary of the State Election Commission, the BJP has demanded for the disqualification of all the eight persons elected uncontested from the Toong-Naga GPU so as to ensure fair and free election.
Terming it as a clear violation of code of conduct, the letter alleges that “the declaration as uncontested winner even before the publication of the Election Schedule by the Commission would mean that they will not allow any other person whether of different parties or Independents to contest the election to become uncontested winner using unfair means and may even lead to violence in the event of other candidates filing the nomination.”
The release also appends the names of the uncontested candidates as reported in the papers. “The candidates are Dorjee Tak Lepcha from Rel, Chodup Lepcha from Toong, Passang Lepcha from Meyong, Premkit Lepcha from Naga Namgor, Leymu Lepcha from Munul, Thutop Lepcha from Madey and Singtook Lepcha from Kimrong for Toong Naga Gram Panchayat unit and Diki Lhamu Lepcha for Zilla Panchayat,” the letter reads.
On the other hand, expressing doubt over the SDF party’s double standard of claiming as harbinger of democracy in Sikim, the State BJP has said that it has understood the decision of the Commission to have been taken in consultation with the SDF Government, for which the BJP has questioned whether the decision would amount to anti-Hindu decision.
Coinciding with this, BJP basing its stand on the Article 243D (6) of the Constitution of India which provides for reservation for ‘backward Classes of Citizens’ has asked whether as designed in the SDF manifesto of 1994 has reservation for OBC and MBC as the status of Other Backward Classes as one group in the Centralist and not state list.
