Friday, July 27, 2007

Sikkim Democratic Front Meeting Held



Gangtok:"The government will never cow down to anti-people conspiracies”declared SDF party president Pawan Chamling at the Party’s Central Executive Committee meeting held on July26 at the SDF party H.Q.
A press release issued by SDF publicity secretary TN Sharma informs that during
The meet SDF Supremo Mr.Chamling stressed that the ongoing hydel projects in Sikkim were beneficial for Sikkimese people and that on their completion Sikkim would become the first state of the country to command the highest per capita income, adding that no development was possible without implementation of developmental projects.
He further highlighted that the hydel projects at Dzongu has been cleared after ensuring every safeguard towards maintaining the sanctity of the area and reiterated that every condition conceivable had been worked in to minimize the impact on the environment and culture of Dzongu.
On the upcoming Panchayat elections, Mr.Chamling urged his party members and workers to work hard and choose the right candidates. He also announced that the party would give tickets to loyal party supporters having ample knowledge of his or her village and society and assured that list of candidates would include retired employees, youth, senior citizens,monks and all concerned members of the society .
On the Sikkim Central University,Dr. Chamling pointed-out that Sikkim still lacked enough able professors for appointments and called upon the party members to ensure that the education system in the State stay out of political influence and remain clear of any politics .He called for the need for more Sikkimese youth to be encouraged to pursue higher education to the level of PhD degrees to fit the glaring gap.He added that Sikkim University should aspire to achieve standards and excellence at par with World’s renowned institutions such as Oxford and Cambridge Universities.