sdf releases 92-page manifesto of its mission

15 April, 2004; NOW!
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SDF RELEASES 92-PAGE MANIFESTO OF ITS
MISSION & AMBITIONS
a NOW REPORT
GANGTOK, 14 April: “The Sikkim
Democratic Front ran two successive
terms in office without any disturbances or hindrances. This is a record
of sorts in the country. We hope to
continue with the people’s support
and faith in the next term as well.”
Chief Minister and SDF president, Pawan Chamling, said this
while releasing the SDF manifesto
for the upcoming Assembly as well
as Lok Sabha elections here today.
“The SDF party has fulfilled all
promises made to the people during
the last elections and even more than
that, we have been able to maintain
a clean image in the public perception. Now, our main endeavour will
be to carry our work forward as there
is still a lot to be done for the State
and her people,” he said.
While pointing out the salient
points of the 92-page manifesto,
Mr. Chamling said that one of the
key components of the party’s
manifesto is the protection of the
democratic institutions.
“We intend to continue to uphold
the party’s pro-poor and democratic
principles in the next Government as
well. While we do not intend to claim
that we have established a completely
new era in Sikkim during the last nine
and half years, we have still brought
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an unprecedented change and development. Our politics is dedicated to
the welfare of all communities of the
State. We will continue to move ahead
with our revolution until we establish
a system that guarantees complete
political freedom, social justice and
peace to the people,” he said.
The SDF manifesto is divided
into seven sections. Apart from Mr.
Chamling’s appeal, which forms
the preface of the document, separate chapters are dedicated to SDF’s
vision for 2015, its political and
ideological stand, targets for the
next five years and a chapter on the
demands with the Central government. There are nineteen further
subgroups which cover such topics as political and ideological programmes, power decentralisation,
policies on economy, industry, agriculture, horticulture, welfare
schemes, environment, education,
THREE CMs, ONE MANIFESTO: SDF president and Chief Minister
Pawan Chamling releases his party’s manifesto for the upcoming simultaneous polls. He is flanked by former Chief Ministers, BB Gooroong
[left] and Sanchaman Limboo [right].
health, youth management, etc.
While reiterating that the SDF
has been able to “ensure full political rights of the Sikkimese people as per the Constitution,” the
manifesto adds that “today this Ar-
ticle [371F] has become more explicit and strongly expressed.”
“Our Government shall continue to uphold the dignity and honour of the Sikkimese people,” the
SDF manifesto adds.
Also emphasised is SDF’s commitment to guarantee “full safeguard
of the political, economic, social and
traditional rights” of the minority
Bhutia Lepcha communities.
On the reservation of seats for the
Limbus and Tamangs, the manifesto
records: “After a proper census and
the delimitation process is over, we
shall initiate time-bound discussion
with the Union Government for the
reservation of seats for the Tamang
and Limbu communities in the
Sikkim Legislative Assembly as per
the Constitution.”
It also assures to make a “strong
case” for increasing the Assembly
strength [to 40] and representation
in the Lok and Rajya Sabha [2 each].
On delimitation, the SDF has
promised to “hold interactions with
the people, intellectuals and public
representatives before the final conclusion.” “The interests and rights of
the Sikkimese people shall be protected and further consolidated in the
process of delimitation,” it adds.
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Bhandari presents Cong’s “first & final” list of candidates
a NOW REPORT
GANGTOK, 14 April: The Sikkim
Pradesh Congress Committee-I
(SPCC-I) today released its list of
candidates for both the upcoming
Assembly as well as Lok Sabha polls.
Although the Cong [I] waited for
this date to formally release the list after consultations with pundits and
Rinpoches for a favourable time and
date - it contained little or no surprises,
as most of the names had already been
made public on earlier occasions.
Former Chief Minister and Congress president, while releasing the
list, said that the list was the “first
and the final” one and no changes
would be made to it. The Congress
is contesting in all 32 seats as well
as the lone Lok Sabha seat.
“We have chosen the candidates
on the basis of their winning potentials
and have also weighed merit on their
loyalty towards the party and the people. We have also tried to maintain a
balance of all the communities of the
State in our selection of candidates,”
Mr. Bhandari said.
While Mr. Bhandari has kept
both the Gangtok as well as Central
Pendam seats for himself, LP Tewari
has been given Temi-Tarku and KN
Upreti has been given Rhenock.
Five SDF dissidents have also found
berths in the Congress list. They are: DB
Gurung [Geyzing], Kunga Nima Lepcha
[Assam Lingzey], Sherhang Subba
[Dentam], Sonam Choda Lepcha
[Dzongu] and Tseten T. Bhutia [Pathing].
Mr. Bhandari, confident of returning to power after a two-term hiatus, said that the anti-incumbency
factor will vote the SDF out of power.
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complete SDF and Cong [I] list
of candidates on pg 6
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POLICE!
Three youth from the Congress camp walked into the NOW! office
on 14 April. One of them was a fresh-faced kid who has only just
given his class XII board exams. Let us keep the debate on whether
such young minds should be exposed to the corrupting influence of
politics for a later day and move on for now by accepting it as a
matter of personal choice. The three came with a complaint and
host of allegations against the police. In particular, about the treatment meted out to them at Kaluk thana. The three allege that they
were “tortured” for three hours at the thana for belonging to the
Congress camp. The exact details and the circumstances that led
to the incident will unfold in the coming days. What is obvious is
that their story will be immediately lapped up as the truth by most
people. That is what is disconcerting. Stories of police atrocities
are accepted without question not just in Sikkim, but all over India.
This, for a force that is here “to serve and to protect,” is rather
ironic. Why is it that whenever we say “Police” it comes with an
exclamation mark?
What we have to accept before we start trying to figure this out,
is that the Indian Police is of colonial make. The British masters
required a force to keep the subjects in check. Solving crimes
was only incidental to this aim since it helped the rulers keep the
troublemakers [and potential challengers to their rule] locked up
or under constant surveillance. Khaki, the cop colour, was engineered to induce fear. More than half a century has passed since
colonial rule ended for India, but the policing mindset is yet to
change. The situation becomes even more grave when the police force believes that it is the only salvager of the society’s
morality. A crackdown on certain social ills might be mandated
by law, but civil rights of a human being cannot be trampled
upon. In the Kaluk case, it is very much possible that the boys
were involved in some misdemeanour, but that should still not
dilute the impropriety of the alleged beating they received. The
force is in place to maintain law and order and not mete out
verdicts and punishments.
But this is not really about the Kaluk incident. The concern is
more over the public perception of the men in khaki. The force
needs to indulge in some serious soul-searching to figure out
how this image can be improved. On their part, they also need
to realise that democracy is not just about electing representatives of our choice, but also about living with self-respect. Each
time a person is treated like a criminal even during something
as routine as a mobile check, they trample on the person’s right
to dignity. And it is this attitude that makes any allegation of
police atrocity get lapped up as the true story by the public.
-29hat very evening my mistress got very
angry with me for my delay in com
ing home. “You are doing your work
very badly, and if you don’t like your work
you can go away,” she said.
Then I cried out: “All right, then I will
not work for you any longer. I have to work
hard and get only three rupees a month, with
very much abuse. I will find a better place
than the one here. Kindly give me permission to go tomorrow and my wages for the
three weeks I have worked here.”
My mistress agreed and paid my wages
for three weeks and the very next morning said
goodbye to that house, leaving my friend the
cook behind. Then I went to the compound of
the police sahib, where he lived. On the way I
met many people who had known me during
the three weeks, and they said: “Yes, it is much
better to leave the house of that bad memsahib. One day she might accuse you of some
terrible thing like theft if you were to stay on.
That has already happened many times before.
All of us living here in Kiamari Island know
her very well. I wish you good luck, my poor
little boy, but you must work very hard with
the police sahib, for if you did any bad thing it
would be very dangerous.”
Then I went to the police sahib and gave
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finally sit down to write with a
gnawing itch on my calf, acquired this morning courtesy a
leech. Recollection is a tough feat
when it has to be done to its utmost
capacity, and I embark upon this feat
in trying to recollect my past week,
before the memories fade further.
The trip was a dream that I had
never thought would transform to
reality. A bike trip up north, past the
dreaded Chungthang army check
post where everything living has to
show a permit to get across, to
Gurudongmar. Only that this time
I would not have to run, beg and
plead with the police department.
There were nine of us this time.
The Himalayan Explorers club, and
I, their newest member. The president would be doing all the permit
acquiring and all I had to do was
pay Rs. 1,200 and I could go. It was
too good a chance to let go, and I
was lucky, as I was told later that
many had been disallowed from
joining the expedition. The meeting point was the bike repair shop
at the bypass. Eight brand new characters in my life - Mahesh Sharma,
the eldest, respected by the group,
a food inspector posted North;
Palden, a school teacher, mountaineer and the captain for the trip; BB,
the president, bank employee and
a constant talker; Suraj, lawyer,
I
Eight motorcyle enthusiasts
banded together as the
Himalayan Explorers and
thundered off to
Gurudongmar on their first
Enfield Expedition together
on 08 April. They are back
and one of the teammembers, ABHISHEK PANDEY
shares his experience with
readers of NOW! in a twopart recollection...
compounder; Vrinda [still don’t
know what he does]; Tenzing, basketball player, hotel management
graduate; Pintso, physical education teacher, amazingly determined;
Aalam, our mechanic and myself.
The only common factor between us was the machine we all
live for. Pintso, Vrinda, Mahesh and
I were the old bullet riders. The rest
had newer thunderbird versions.
The bikes had been altered with
carriers to carry gear and fuel.
We flagged off at 8am on Thursday, 08 April. We had been given riding numbers so that each rode in his
position and there would be no pointless overtaking and speeding. I guess
it would have been quite a spectacle
to see eight engines roar up Deorali
for we managed to get more than a
few heads to turn and smile in awe
[an act that was repeated whenever
Living and working at
Kiamari Island
him my salaam. That sahib showed me his playful as ever.
The weather was very cold, and a chilly
brother, who looked exactly like him. There was
no difference at all in any detail, for this was wind blew from the ocean over Kiamari Island.
his twin brother. The other sahib had a wife I had few clothes and shivered. Seeing this, my
master gave me a sweater for the winter.
and my own master had several children,
With these children I talked some
but their mother was dead. When the
words of English, which I had
new master showed me to the chillearned from Miss Mary. The children, they looked at me all over with
dren liked it so much that they algreat care. And when they found
that I was a Chinese boy they
were very pleased.
I was now nearly sixteen
years old and had left my childhood behind, but my body was
still small and had not grown
very large so no one believed I
was as old as I was, and every
one still called me a child be- Artist, filmmaker, keen photographer, columnist with international
magazines... It’s hard to pin Twan Yang down. Born to a Chinese
cause my conduct and my feel- father and Tibetan mother, he grew up in Kalimpong and worked in
ings had not changed from Sikkim. NOW! serializes Twan Yang’s autobiography, Houseboy in India...
childhood. I still remained as
we passed a settlement].
Mahesh was carrying a videocam and would be shooting through
the trip, sitting pillion on any bike.
Our first stop was a bit beyond Kabi.
Minor tuning problems had shown
up and Aalam had to be on his feet
for the next ten minutes. We set off
again to stop at Mangan for lunch.
So far it had been a peaceful ride,
though people like me who never
travel in groups, had a tough time
keeping pace and concentrating on
the bike directly in front. Lunch as
usual had a drowsy effect [it never
fails to show up] and we rode to a
point just beyond Mangan to take a
break. Pittar-patter the drops suddenly fell. Everyone had hoped it
would not rain but everyone knew
that it would. Raincoat-covered-torsos rode on through the light drizzle – through the Chungthang check
post and beyond.
I had previously ridden to
Mangan, and it was only after this
last checkpost that I began to see
unseen territory. We were finally
stopped at the Lachen checkpost
where a problem cropped up. The
permit was incomplete and the
clerk who had written it, had conveniently forgotten to write the
names of all the places that we were
to pass [an absolute must, we were
told at the checkpost]. We were on
turn to pg 6
ways spoke with me in English whether I understood it or not. Often when they were
speaking without my understanding the meaning I had to look at their faces like a deaf boy,
and gradually I began to pick up some new
words, but they were very simple ones.
Summer began again three months after I
started working for the police sahib. Early one
Sunday morning my master took me with him
on a fishing trip with the boys and their aunt
and two friends of his, police sahibs from the
city. We were over a dozen in all, seven in our
party, and then about half a dozen fishermen.
It was a large boat, rather narrow, ending very
sharply in front, with two floats, one on each
side, and two large white sails standing up to
catch the wind to drive us forward. The two
masts were thirty feet high, pointing upwards
to the sky. The food we took had all been prepared the day before and there were also beer,
whisky, soda and lemonade.
We sailed smoothly from Kiamari Island
to the lighthouse on Manora without any reason for fear, and yet as this was the first time
I sailed out to sea, a great sense of danger
came over my heart when I looked out over
the black and angry water. It was still barely
dawn, and the flashes of the lighthouse were
searching the whole open sea.
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Baishaki Utsav at Community Hall
a NOW REPORT
GANGTOK, 14 April: Baishaki
Utsav was celebrated here today at
the Community Hall. The day
marks the New Year of the Nepali
community and this time harks the
beginning of the year 2061 of the
Vikram Sambhat era.
Today’s programme was organized by the Nepali Sahitya Parishad,
Sikkim and had CD Rai, editor,
Gangtok Times, as the chief guest.
Mr. Rai was all praises for the
organizers for reminding the
Sikkimese Nepalese of their culture
and literature.
“Even though we might learn
foreign languages we should never
forget our mother tongue”, he said.
In his welcome speech, Kuber
Chandra Dahal greeted the people
with best wishes for the New Year.
An elocution competition was
also held on the topic “The Book I
loved the Most.” The participating
schools and students were Dilip
Subba, Ranipool Senior Secondary
School, Nirjala Dahal, TNA School,
Vivek Varun Rai, Holy Cross School,
Shriti Rai, Assam Lingzey Senior
Secondary School, Indra Subba, West
Point Senior Secondary School and
Bhumika Poudyal, PNG School. The
judges for the competition were Gita
Sharma, Dr. Rajendra Bhandari and
Karna Shrestha.
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Next was a poem recitation on
various topics and moods. The participants were Amar Bhaniya, Navin
Lamichame, Thiru Prasad Nepal,
Bhawani Ghimirey and Dr. Ghaney
Shyam Bastola. A humour item by
Matrika Sharma was also included.
At the concluding ceremony
prizes were distributed to the winners
of the elocution contest by the chief
guest. Those to receive prizes were
Vivek Varun Rai, Holy Cross School,
Nirjala Dahal, TNA School and Shriti
Rai, Assam Lingzey Senior Secondary School who stood first, second
and third respectively. Consolation
prizes and certificates were also distributed to the participants.
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Democracy hollow without equality, says
Chamling at Ambedkar Jayanti
SAGAR CHETTRI
GANGTOK, 14 April: The 113th
Birth Anniversary of Bharat Ratna
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, also
known as the father of the Constitution, was observed here today. A
function commemorating the event
was organized on the lawns of the
Sikkim Legislative Assembly.
Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling
was present as the chief guest.
The programme began at
around 11 in the morning with Vir
Bandana followed by a welcome
address by BB Lohar during which
he espoused the essence of the Dr.
Ambedkar’s work.
Mr. Chamling then garlanded
the statue of Ambedkar followed by
an address by KK Thatal, vice president, All Sikkim Schedule Caste
Welfare Association [ASSCWA]
which organized the function. He
informed the gathering that observance of Dr. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary was observed in a big way
for the first time in Sikkim only after the SDF came to power in 1994.
“Before that it was a small
event. The credit of celebrating this
Cong [I] misinforming voters
on EVMs, warns KN Rai
PURAN TAMANG
JORETHANG, 14 April: An SDF
meeting for Jorethang candidate
KN Rai was held at Dhargaon today. At the meeting, which had a
large gathering of villagers, Mr. Rai
promised to complete all the pending developmental works in the
constituency on assuming his seat
at the Assembly. On the other hand,
the villagers made demands for a
school, a playground for children
and proper electricity.
Assuring to meet these demands,
Mr. Rai told the largely rural gathering that, “Full respect has been ac-
corded to women in Sikkimese society by the SDF government.”
He also went on to accuse the
Cong [I] of spreading false information regarding the working of the
EVMs among the poor villagers.
Later, Mr. Rai made his way to
Salghari to address the people
there. Here, too he met party members and discussed various issues
with the villagers. He was accompanied by former area MLA, Bhoj
Raj Rai, Binod Rai and Bhim Raj
Rai. The series of meetings for
Jorethang constituency by Mr. Rai
began yesterday, 13 April and will
continue till 04 May.
day as a state holiday goes to Mr.
Chamling,” he said.
Govardhan Gurung, Representative of All Sikkim Gurung
[Tamu] Buddhist Association then
gave a brief sketch on the life of
Dr. Ambedkar including his struggles and achievements.
Dr. B Kumar, Principal, Sikkim
Law College was more elaborate in
his account of Dr. Ambedkar’s life.
He spoke of the glorious struggle
of the man against social norms like
untouchability and the caste structure. He praised Dr. Ambedkar for
raising the status of the scheduled
castes in India and bringing them
into the mainstream.
Mr. Chamling, in turn, while
urging the gathering to learn from
Dr. Ambedkar’s struggle for equality, stressed that democracy rings
hollow if their is no equality among
the people. Social peace, he
stressed, should be the final aim of
all those living in a democracy.
Other speakers included CD
Rai and SP Wangdi, Advocate General who said that BR Ambedkar is
known as the architect of the Indian
Constitution.
The public and the leaders at Hissey Lachungpa’s Lachen meet
Lachungpa tries to win
over Lachenpas
DEEPAK SHARMA
LACHEN, 12 April: Lachen is being misguided by Congress candidate
Anil Lachenpa, feels Hissey
Lachungpa, the area MLA and SDF
candidate for the Assembly elections.
Addressing a gathering of
around a thousand persons at
Lachen on 12 April, Mr. Lachungpa
asked them not to be carried away
by such misinformation.
“Congress Party will never
form the government, so be judi-
AS Bareilly hits campaign trail
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NAMCHI, 14 April: With the declaration of his name as SDF party candidate from Rateypani constituency, West Pendam, Aita Singh Bareilly,
too, has begun to blaze the campaign trail.
From Rateypani on 09 April, he proceeded on to Bikmet the next day,
to Tangzi on 11 April and was at Rangpo, Majitar, on the 12th. All along
he was accompanied by a huge following of party supporters.
Feedback from the locals and Panchayat members of Rateypani hints
at a “sure victory” for the SDF candidate. The locals are happy that their
candidate is a local unlike many other constituencies where candidates
from elsewhere have been sent.
Belonging to the same area, they believe Aita Singh Bareilly will do
something for their constituency. Incidentally, he also has the support of
the SSP candidate from Rateypani for the 1999 elections, Madan Cintury.
The constituency at present is looking forward to the Chief Minister’s
public meeting scheduled for 20 April.
cious with your vote,” he told them.
He was also against the use of
Pipons and the Dzumsa for political purposes, saying they should
only be utilized for social meetings.
“The people of Lachen should
support the SDF for more progress
and development,” he stressed shifting focus again to his campaign
Accompanying him at the meeting was Zilla Adhyaksha, Lobsang
Tenzing, former Chairman, NT
Lepcha, Peter Lepcha, Jigmee
Lachenpa, Panchayats MB Thapa,
Lhendup Lepcha, Loden Lepcha
and party youth.
Addressing the gathering, the
Zilla Adhyaksha and Chairman
Mr. Lepcha, reminded the gathering that the SDF government had
done a lot for the area in the last
nine years. This time more benefits
have been planned for the region,
they assured.
“This is our appeal to all the
public to support our good MLA
Hissey Lachungpa for better
progress and to solve problems of
unemployed youth of north district,” they lobbied.
According to the gathered public, Lachen has been facing a lot of
problems. “At present we have
problems including scarcity of water, in cabbage and apple production as well as electricity problems,” they complained, alleging
that they were always getting stepmotherly treatment by the present
government.
With a fellow Lachenpa present
in the fray as a Congress candidate,
Mr. Lachungpa will find it tough
to win over voters here. Incidentally, in 1999, too, Mr. Bhandari
had fielded a Lachenpa, but SDF
won by a comfortable majority.
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“BHANDARI’S POLITICAL CAREER IS IN COMA, CONG THE LIFE SUPPORT”
Chamling introduces new faces as proof of SDF’s
commitment to the youth and future of Sikkim
SARIKAH ATREYA
GANGTOK, 14 April: Finally
breaking his silence, Chief Minister and Sikkim Democratic Front
president, Pawan Chamling, laid to
rest some of the allegations made
against him by the Opposition.
Speaking to media persons at
the release of the party manifesto
here today, Mr. Chamling lashed
out at the former Chief Minister for
“complete lack of vision” and of
being “ideologically bankrupt.”
“In the past few days, the Opposition has gone on an offensive
against the SDF party and my Government. There have been a number
of reports in the media on the allegations made by the Opposition. But
I have nothing to hide from anyone.
I have always advocated the principles of a transparent Government
and this transparency applies to my
politics as well,” he said.
Starting with the Opposition allegation of “overpaying” government
advisers, Mr. Chamling said, “No
member of the SPC is being paid any
salary. They consist of imminent economic planners and advisers of the
country. In fact, they are doing a great
honour and service to the State by being part of the Planning Commission
and contributing their expertise free
of cost. Instead of criticising, the Opposition should appreciate such gestures to the State.”
According to Mr. Chamling, the
Opposition leaders are stuck in a
time warp.
“Mr. Bhandari, who is already
politically dead, is managing to
breathe through the Congress lifesupport. He is still stuck in the pre1994 era and is completely devoid
of any vision or ideology. What can
one expect from someone with as
tarnished an image as his,” he said.
The present Congress outfit in
the State, Mr. Chamling said was
“old wine in new bottle.”
“Almost all the Congress’ socalled leaders are former Sangramis.
It is now a party of discarded and
disgruntled people. What credibility do these people have? The Congress is now run by fly-by-night operators, who are opportunists and
nothing else,” he said.
Incidentally, the Congress’
nomination list, which was released
here today, has given berths to five
SDF dissidents who joined the Congress after they were denied tickets
to contest the election by SDF.
“If the Congress is the only hope
for the people of Sikkim, as Mr.
Bhandari claims it to be, then what
was the party doing for the last ten
years in the State? The party has surfaced only now just to further Mr.
Bhandari’s own personal cause and
ambitions,” Mr. Chamling countered.
Speaking on his own party’s
candidates, Mr. Chamling said that
a conscious effort has been made
to present a “well-balanced list.”
“The next government is going to
be the first of the 21st century. Youth
make up more than 40 percent of
Sikkim’s population, therefore, we presented a youthful team that befits the
present-day society. We have tried to
forge together a new team, with new
faces mixed with senior and more experienced members. There are eleven
new faces, while 15 old faces have been
retained. We have given tickets to three
women candidates, two of them new
entrants. This way, youth make up about
30 percent of our candidates,” he said.
“Our candidates represent our
party’s ideology, that of promoting
the youth of the State. We are looking at a team that is youthful, and
at the same time, experienced and
mature. The veterans will take the
fresh faces under their wings and
nurture them,” he explained.
“In the last nine and a half years,
we have worked as a team and this
has greatly contributed to our success. Through this team effort and
hard work, our mission would be to
achieve a corruption-free, povertyfree, illiteracy-free and a disease-free
State of the 21st century,” he added.
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SDF releases 92-pg...
Contd from pg 1
creased accountability of public representatives and public servants is assured along with a series of programmes to make Sikkim self-reliant.
On trade over Nathula, the
manifesto assures that “appropriate
legislation and policies” will be
introduced from time to time to
ensure that Sikkim derives the
maximum benefit from the trade.
A separate chapter on SDF’s demands with the Centre lists the guarantee that Article 371F “should be kept
inviolate” on top followed by the demand that the BLs “continue to enjoy
all protections as provided under the
Constitution.” Restoration of seats reserved for the Sikkimese Nepalese in
“honour” of Sikkim’s history and tradition finds prominence along with the
demand for an increase in the number
of seats in the State Assembly and representation in Lok and Rajya Sabhas.
The demand for declaration of Sikkim
as a Tribal State is raised along with a
request to write-off loans taken by previous governments. The State is also
lobbying for a special economic package of Rs. 3,000 crores for development along with the plea to keep Central Direct Taxes out of Sikkim.
Reports suggest that the party has
also prepared a series of manifestoes for every constituency with areaspecific promises. These, it is learnt,
will be released during public meetings at the respective constituencies.
[more details on SDF
Manifesto in tomorrow’s edition]
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SDF
Lok Sabha
Nakul Rai
Damthang
Pawan Chamling
Yoksum
Kalawati Subba
Tashiding
DN Takarpa
Geyzing
Sher Bdr. Subedi
Dentam
Deepak Kr. Gurung
Hee-Bermiok
Narendra Kr. Subba
Rinchenpong
Dawcho Lepcha
Chakung
PS Tamang
Soreng
Ram Bdr. Subba
Daramdin
Ran Bdr. Subba
Jorethang
KN Rai
Ralang
DD Bhutia
Wok
Chandra Bdr. Karki
Melli
Girish Chandra Rai
Temi-tarku
Garjaman Gurung
Cntrl-Pendam
Somnath Poudyal
Regu
KB Chamling
Pathing
Mingma T. Sherpa
Sang-Martam
DT Lepcha
Rakdong-Tintek
Norzang Lepcha
Lachen-Mangshila Hishey Lachungpa
Kabi-Tingda
Thinley T. Bhutia
Rhenock
Bhim Dhungel
Assam-Lingzey
Kunga Zangpo Bhutia
Loosing-Pacheykhani Manita Manger
Gangtok
NK Pradhan
Ranka
Nimkhit Lepcha
Rumtek
Menlom Lepcha
Khamdong
DM Ramudamu
Rateypani
AS Baraily
Dzongu
Sonam Gyatso Lepcha
Sangha
CONG [I]
Biraj Adhikari
Amar Yonzan
Mangal Bir Subba
Sonam Dadul Bhutia
Dal Br. Gurung
Sherhang Subba
Pushpak Subba
Pema Kinzang Bhutia
Satish M. Pradhan
Ashok Kr. Subba
Amar Subba
Purna Kr. Rai
Chuzang Bhutia
Yuwa Raj Rai
Taraman Chettri
Laxmi P. Tiwari
NB Bhandari
Arun Rai
Tseten T. Bhutia
Sonam T. Bhutia
Phuchung Bhutia
Anil Lachenpa
Palden Bhutia
KN Upreti
Kunga N. Lepcha
Bharat Basnet
NB Bhandari
Pintsho C. Lepcha
DN Barphungpa
Santosh Bardewa
Janga Bir Darnal
Sonam Choda Lepcha
Tshering Lama
When 8 Enfielders decide to do North
Contd from pg 2
the brink of being sent back, with
shattered dreams, when something
happened that I can’t reckon [there
was too much high speed Nepali
conversation] and everyone looked
relaxed. The problem had been resolved and we celebrated with extra sweet tea. It was 5 in the evening
already and Thangu was around 40
kms off.
It was still drizzling and we set
off to the final destination of the
day. The road was wet and slippery
and as we rode higher it grew
colder. High speed was unthinkable
and soon enough the ambient daylight was replaced by 8 halogen
headlight beams. The tarred road
disappeared and we were riding on
broken ground. The bikes sputtered
and coughed in the high altitude.
They needed a high fuel-air mixture setting. Half the people did not
know what that meant and those
who did chose to keep riding as
hands and feet got numbed beyond
comprehension in the almost
13,000 ft altitude cold. Nobody
knew where they were riding and
the ride eventually became holding
the handle bar as tight as one could
and just going on… over slush,
muck, loose stones… everything.
After what seemed like eons,
we stopped in front of a small hut
with dragon inn written on a small
board propped in front - our lodge
for the night. Everyone rushed in
and fought [in a civilized sort of a
way] to be able to stand around the
stove in the corner. Our captain
walked in with a half smile and ordered us off the vicinity of the
stove. Numbed skin when suddenly
exposed to heat leads to frost bite…
I did not know that and I was glad
to continue shivering. We were put
up in a largish room which was to
serve as our dormitory. We changed
from drenched to damp clothes and
went down to the kitchen which
had a huge fire in the middle. By
then we were too warm for frost
bites and literally hugged the fire.
The rest of the evening was what
one can call a khattu-break.
Singing is amazing fun, but at
14,000 ft it was even better. I had
been up at that altitude only once
when I had ridden up beyond
Changu and Nathula to Nathang.
But I had been there for about 20
minutes before I hurried on to zones
of more oxygen and vegetation.
This time I was to live at that altitude and it was a heroic feeling.
Fifteen minutes post dinner we
were tucked away and snoring. I
woke up the next morning at about
5am. The others were still asleep
when I went down to see Thangu
in twilight.
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7
When the chord strikes ‘G’ it’s time to rock
I
t’s heartening to hear a consistent outpour of musical strains
from the beat houses of the
hills. At one time it was like having a go at studio music was as exasperating an effort as hoping for
water in taps around here. There
were and still are as numerous air
guitarists and band hooters as
dreams and fantasies but the moment of truth seems to be finally
deciding who hoots and who goes
solo with his breezy customer. It’s
still dawn yet but the heat’s on.
Still Waters are Sikkim’s first
music house to record and release
an English album. This was during
September 2002. They are also the
first and only band from Sikkim to
perform at the Great Indian Rock.
Make that twice. Now they are planning another sit-in at the studio for
the cutting of their second album,
which tells you they are alive and…
yeah, kicking about and verily too.
Diwash their new vocalist – though
the chords he strikes belies his novelty – makes a tentative guess for
August for their second release.
And in the mean space of time
they have been playing around.
“Yeah, we’ve been playing around
and we’ve topped a few music fests
recently,” Sonam says – but with
him around you could work your
way out of cube 80s and into the
charts. So we don’t have one
around these parts but some bloke
had better be giving it a good part
of his head. It’s gonna be a buster.
And dropping in at the studio is
also a certified way for the making
of mean space and time. Any musician worth his whatever will tell you
that that is a hell of a mean way to
spend your melody. But it’s got to
be done and even a maverick needs
a calling card these days. And none
of the melody makers of the surrounding mountain towns will ever
knock on that. “Our first album was
pretty successful here and around”,
says Sonam. I don’t remember the
name of that piece but what’s important is that I remember it to be
worth at least 3 if not 4 stars out of
5. So that’s what you get from a visit
to the “sweat house”.
Then there is “First for the
Road,” a compilation of Nepali and
English numbers from every musical brotherhood of Gangtok and
surrounding towns. It was produced here in Gangtok - by Sonam
himself along with Neiky - and has
just been released. So, it doesn’t
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matter if that sounds like a placement agency - everyone will get his
call. What’s important is that musicians around here are finally getting serious enough for a studio recording though their music brand
remains staid as ever. I mean Iron
Maiden and AC/DC are good as
Christ. But that’s beside the pointas all negative thoughts ought to be.
A forthcoming release of song
compilations from the same brotherhood is titled “Chakraview” for the
promotion of which Still Waters are
preparing for a show in Kalimpong.
So on 28 April they along with four
other bands from Darjeeling and
Kalimpong featuring in the compilation will burn melodies at the Mela
Ground there. A few days later a repeat performance will
be for Darjeeling.
“We also have one in
store for Gangtok”,
says Sonam, “…that
will be after the elections”. So, what are
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where their original vocalist Anant is nowhere
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there is Diwash. “I got a sore
throat,” he says after gulping
down a few lyrics but I can’t
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change comes also in their music.
The shade of southern rock has been
blasted out of contention by
Diwash’s shine of metal.
Bent studiously over an Ibanez
worth Rs 16,000 is Vishal - another
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Suman is a cool one with a
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eternally elusive. Not so bad here.
When the chord strikes G it’s time to
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“We also have a few originals”,
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today in
History
14th April
1452: Leonardo da Vinci is
born in Italy.
1469: Born, Guru Nanak, the
first guru of the Sikhs
1784: First balloon flight in
Ireland
1800: James Ross discovers
North Magnetic pole
1912: Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM
in North Atlantic.
1923: First sound on film public
performance shown at
Rialto Theater (NYC)
1923: Insulin
becomes
generally available for
diabetics
1941: First helicopter flight of
1 hr duration, Stratford,
Connecticut, USA.
1948: First
Jewish-Arab
military battle, arabs
defeated
1948: State of Himachal
Pradesh is created.
1955: Ray Kroc starts the
McDonald’s chain of fast
food restaurants
1966: The Rolling Stones
release “Aftermath”
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tee member in south Sulawesi province where the mix-up occurred.
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shortly after the
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ARIES: You will have a busy schedule.
Happiness will prevail. You will see an improvement in your activities. Cash flow will
be sufficient. Prosperity is indicated. Things
will go according to your expectations. Politicians may find little improvement.
TAURUS: This will be a relaxed period. Financial crisis will be brought under control.
Those in trade or with agencies will be very
successful. Frequent travel is indicated.
Export businesses will be very successful.
You will be optimistic about the future. You
will have the support of your superiors.
GEMINI: You may take a new, major decision at home. Family life will be successful. Expenses will be reduced. Worries will
disappear. Cash flow will be very good. You
will be very successful.
CANCER: You will take a new decision at
work. Business will be brisk. Support from
your friends and relatives are indicated.
Cash flow will be very good. You will prosper. Political life will be comfortable. Litigation will be in your favour. You may receive a promotion and a transfer. Separation from your life partner is indicated
LEO: You will take a new decision at work.
Business will be brisk. Support from your
friends and relatives are indicated. Cash
flow will be very good. Political life will be
comfortable. Litigation will be in your favour.
Separation from your life partner is indicated
VIRGO: You may switch to a new line of
business. This will be very productive.
Worries will recede. Expenses will be as
usual. Tension with your life partner will
lessen. Promotion will be unaccompanied
by a transfer.
LIBRA: You will be very successful. Support from your spouse and business partner will continue. Domestic happiness will
prevail. Uncommon expenditure will be reduced. Litigation will be postponed.
SCORPIO: Favourable changes are indicated. There will be an improvement in your
status. You will prosper. Those appearing
for competitive exams may do well. There
may be some changes at work. Those in
the judiciary may benefit financially.
SAGITTARIUS: You may go on a long trip.
Financial position will be very good. Litigation will be in your favour. Worries will be
reduced. Happiness will prevail. You may
suffer backache. You will be in poor spirits.
CAPRICORN: You will be very cheerful. Financial position will be very good. Tensions
will be reduced. Happiness will prevail. Long
travel is indicated. You will be in a position to
make an investment. Worries will be over.
Uncommon expenditure will be reduced.
AQUARIUS: You may go on a long trip.
Those in trade, finance and publishing will
enjoy the success they expected. There will
be few expenses. You will have the support
of your family, friends and relatives. You will
receive encouraging communication.
PISCES: You will be in a position to take a
new decision at home. Family life will be
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NAYUMA INFOSYS, SSI EDUCATION, NEAR KRISHI BHAWAN, TADONG, GANGTOK,
PHONE: 270876, CELL: 9832097317, 9832089970
* Freight & Local Taxes extra
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