Gangtok, Sept 9 : Congress today flayed the Pawan Kumar Chamling government for its failure to handle the law and order situation arising out of the clashes between students of Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT).
Chamling's claim that Sikkim is an abode of peace and tranquillity has been "dented irreparably" due to the violence in SMIT campus yesterday in which seven students were injured, Sikkim PCC general secretary K N Lepcha said in a statement.
The incident had communal and regional overtones akin to that of Maharashtra, he alleged adding that he was not at all surprised at the regional politics that was played out in the institute.
The clash reflected Chamling government's outlook of breeding regional sentiments among the people for the sake of political power, he said and urged the people not to be swayed by its communal and divisive policies.
- Agencies
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